Ocean Steamship Co. v. McDuffie
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. February 8, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
McDuffie sued the Ocean Steamship Company for damages growing out of personal injuries which he received while in its employment. A piece of bridge iron was thrown on his legs and broke both of them just below the knee, so that one of them had to be amputated. The case has been tried twice. At the first trial a nonsuit was granted, on the ground that the negligence of which McDuffie complained was the negligence of a fellow servant. This judgment 'was reversed by this court. 5 Ga. App. 125 (62 S. E. 1008). When the case was here before, it was urged by the steamship company that even if the…
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