Moore v. Fletcher
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. H. W. Laughlin, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
James Fletcher, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, a minor thirteen years of age, while in the employ of Moor.e & McFerren, who will be referred to as the defendants, had several of his fingers amputated by a cut-off saw in their box factory in Memphis.
It appears that plaintiff and another boy by the name of Chandler, while not engaged in their regular work, and without the knowledge of Moore & McFerren, were playing with said cut-off saw, resulting in injury to the plaintiff, which is the basis of this suit.
The case was tried twice in the lower court. On the first trial, at the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad v. LindamoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
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- Harrison v. RascoeTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
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