Bledsoe v. Bostic Lumber & Mfg. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. HoN. W. W. VeNable, Judge. . Suit by M. L. Bledsoe, a minor, against the Bostic Lumber & Manufacturing Company. From a judgment for de-dendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. HoN. W. W. VeNable, Judge. . Suit by M. L. Bledsoe, a minor, against the Bostic Lumber & Manufacturing Company. From a judgment for de-dendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. In compliance with the request of the court for additional briefs on the question: “Was the appellant, because of bis employment to sweep and clean around tbe machinery operated by appellee, engaged in operating dangerous machinery, within the meaning of section 9, of chapter 165, of the Laws of 1912? “We desire to most…
1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.
M. L. Bledsoe, a minor, filed suit in the circuit court of Lauderdale county against the Bostic Lumber & Manufacturing Company for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in the employ of the defendant company. In his declaration, among other things, the plaintiff alleged that when a minor between fifteen and sixteen years old he .-was employed by the defendant as a sweeper at the sash, door, and blind factory of the defendant in Meridian; that the defendant was engaged in the business of manufacturing window sashes, doors, etc., and also was running a planing mill,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Nines v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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