Leopard v. Beaver Duck Mills
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Greenville, February, 1921. Action by T. L. Leopard against Beaver Duck Mills. From directed verdict for defendant the plaintiff appeals. cite: Plaintiff entitled to benefit of testimony of defendant's witnesses: 110 S. C., 565. Test of who was representative of the master: 107 S. C., 16; 18 S. C., 270; 18 R. C. L., 735, 744; 89 S. C., 507; 95 S. C., 149; 96 S. C., 154; 66 S. C., 485; 55 S. C., 102; 102 S. C., 223. Servant is aw appliance: 63 S. C., 559;…
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Before Prince, J., Greenville, February, 1921. Action by T. L. Leopard against Beaver Duck Mills. From directed verdict for defendant the plaintiff appeals. cite: Plaintiff entitled to benefit of testimony of defendant's witnesses: 110 S. C., 565. Test of who was representative of the master: 107 S. C., 16; 18 S. C., 270; 18 R. C. L., 735, 744; 89 S. C., 507; 95 S. C., 149; 96 S. C., 154; 66 S. C., 485; 55 S. C., 102; 102 S. C., 223. Servant is aw appliance: 63 S. C., 559; 70 S. C., 315; 114 S. C., 349. No- assumption of risk without knowledge: 72 S. C., 420 ; 80 S. C.,. 248; 84 S.C., 283; 99…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
The plaintiff’s testimony tends to show: The plaintiff was employed as a card grinder in the defendant mill. While he was employed as an expert card grinder, he was new in the mill, and was directed by another card grinder, Atkins, for assignment to work. Atkins gave the plaintiff a screen, and told him to set it into the machine. The setting in of the screen ordinarily took about an hour. The screen was very near a very heavy cylinder, covered with teeth to catch the cotton. If the cylinder was still, the work was safe, but if the…
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