Louisville, H. & St. Louis Ry Co. v. Armstrong
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 21. — ACTION BY J. C. ARMSTRONG AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE, HENDERSON & ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY. — Appeal from Breckinridge Circuit Court. W. S. Chelf, Judge. ' Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.- —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Barker
Affirming.
In 1907 the appellant company was engaged in the construction of a bridge over Salt river, and the appellee was a laborer in its employ. In driving the piles for the construction of the foundation, it was found that one of them had been driven crooked, and it became necessary to pull it out- in order to straighten it. The mechanical dévice used'for this purpose was what was known as a “ball-bearing jack,” an instrument by which direct pressure he*148ing exerted against' an ’ endless screw very heavy weight Is lifted by constant application with…
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