Hercules Powder Co. v. Williamson

Appellee, Lee Williamson, brought this action in the circuit court of Forrest county against appellant, Hercules Powder Company, to recover damages for an injury received by him alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant, and recovered a judgment for twenty thousand dollars. From that judgment, appellant prosecutes this appeal. (Appellee and appellant will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, respectively.)

0(u the trial defendant introduced no witnesses. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the defendant moved the court to exclude the evidence and…