International Agricultural Corp. v. Slappey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern.' District of Georgia; Beverly D. Evans, Judge. Action by Mrs. Eva Slappey against the International Agricultural Corporation. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
The plaintiff (defendant in error) is the widow of Ernest Slappey, and brings this suit to recover damages for his death, which occurred July 3, 1917, at Americus, Ga. The plaintiff recovered a judgment against the defendant in the District Court, and from that judgment this writ of error is taken.
The decedent at the time of his injury and death, was an employé of one Gammage, who was painting the plant of defendant, under a contract by the terms of which Gammage was to furnish “all tools and tackle necessary to the satisfactory completion of said work,” and agreed “to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Moss v. Gulf Compress Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1913
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