Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Shamos
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Macon—Judge Hodges. October 29, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, was directed by its general manager to “clip cables” at a point on the company’s telephone line in the city of Macon. His work was that of a regular lineman, but he was an employee of inferior grade to a lineman, and receiving less pay. In order to perform the work it was necessary for him to use a swinging device consisting of a safety belt, with two hooks on the end, which were fastened over the wire, and a board seat at the bottom of the straps, upon which the workman sat while clipping the cable. When directed to do the work, the plaintiff…
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