Dantzler Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. v. Hurley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Jackson county. Hon. J. H. Neville, Judge. Suit by Mrs. J. W. Hurley and others against the Dantzler Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It will be noted at the outset that liability against appellant'in this case was predicated on the relation of carrier and passenger which it was alleged existed between appellant and deceased Hurley.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Jackson county. Hon. J. H. Neville, Judge. Suit by Mrs. J. W. Hurley and others against the Dantzler Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It will be noted at the outset that liability against appellant'in this case was predicated on the relation of carrier and passenger which it was alleged existed between appellant and deceased Hurley. The declaration did aver that Hurley was employed by appellant, and the relation of master and servant existed between them…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
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Mrs. J. W. Hurley and her children brought this suit against the appellee for the alleged negligent killing of the husband of Mrs. Hurley and the father of her children. The shipbuilding company was engaged in the business of shipbuilding, and its plant was located at Pascagoula. Numerous workmen were employed by this company,, and Mr. Hurley, the deceased , was one of the number. Mr. Hurley and a number of the other employees made their home in Moss Point, a nearby town. An arrangement was made whereby the company furnished an automible truck and driver to and from their homes.
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- Bardwell v. Mobile & Ohio R. R.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1886
- Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad v. LambertMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Collins v. Southern Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1906