Colley v. Gate City Coffin Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. March term, 1898. On May 14, 1892, Colley filed his declaration alleging : On May 7, 1890, he was in the employment of defendant, engaged in curving sides of boxes, or for boxes,, and discovered that the belt that ran the curve saw was off’ the pulley; the sand drum was run by the same shafting that ran the curving saw, and he had to adjust the belt from the tight pulley to the loose pulley in order to stop…
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Action for damages. Before Judge Van Epps. City court of Atlanta. March term, 1898. On May 14, 1892, Colley filed his declaration alleging : On May 7, 1890, he was in the employment of defendant, engaged in curving sides of boxes, or for boxes,, and discovered that the belt that ran the curve saw was off’ the pulley; the sand drum was run by the same shafting that ran the curving saw, and he had to adjust the belt from the tight pulley to the loose pulley in order to stop the shafting so that he could place the saw belt on the pulley; and while attempting to adjust the belt, the-hanger was…
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
The main errors complained of in the bill of exceptions were the rejection of an amendment offered to the plaintiff’s declaration, and the granting of a nonsuit. It is unnecessary to discuss the assignments of error with reference to the rejection of certain testimony which the plaintiff sought to introduce, because if the amendment to the declaration had been allowed, the court would doubtless have admitted this evidence. The substance of the declaration and of the amendment offered is set forth in the reporter’s statement. The amendment should have been allowed, and the…
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