Beard v. Georgian Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Floyd county — Judge Reece. November 21, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
The case comes up on the sustaining of a general demurrer to the plaintiff’s petition. It is alleged that the plaintiff was employed as a common laborer in the defendant’s plant. The defendant had, lying on the ground, a piece of iron, nine feet in length, three feet in width and one foot in thickness, which tapered off at each end, being somewhat irregular in shape. Its actual weight was about 2400 pounds. The defendant, through its foreman, directed the plaintiff and nine others to move this piece of iron by placing five hand-bars under it and raising it and carrying *619it along. He told the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Babcock Bros. Lumber Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Perry v. MarshSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Cartter & Co. v. CotterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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- Middlebrooks v. Atlanta Metallic Casket Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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