Millboro Lumber Co. v. Donald
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Bath county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The plaintiff, T. G. Donald, brought this action to recover of the defendant lumber company damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered in consequence of its negligence.
Viewed, as this case must be in this court, from the standpoint of a demurrer to the evidence, it appears that the Millboro Lumber Company, Inc., was, when plaintiff was employed, building a large band saw-mill, with all necessary modern equipments and appurtenances; that ft. E. McCamey, a mill builder of large experience in the construction of such plants, was in charge of the work, employing the necessary…
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