Adcox v. Campbell Limestone Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Baker.

This is an action for personal injury alleged to have been sustained by respondent while employed as a fireman on the steam shovel of the appellant Campbell Limestone Company, engaged in operating a quarry at Beverly in Pickens County.

The delicts alleged, are: (1) That the appellants negligently failed and refused to furnish respondent with a safe place in which to work, in that they allowed a jagged piece of tin to protrude from the top of the steam shovel on which respondent was employed, and that when he went on top of same for the…