Biggers v. Catawba Power Co.

35 Citing cases

  1. Stanton v. Chemical Corporation

    97 S.C. 403 (S.C. 1914)   Cited 23 times

    The facts are stated in the opinion. Messrs. Smythe Visanska, for appellant corporation, cite: Nonassignable duties of master: 72 S.C. 264, 269; 39 S.C. 507; 26 Fed. 837; 66 S.C. 91, 99; 154 U.S. 349; 40 S.C. 104, 106, 107; 63 Fed. 107; 109 U.S. 483; 114 Fed. 100, note; 54 L.R.A. 106; 198 Pa. 112; 52 L.R.A. 935. Fellow servants: 78 S.C. 381; 25 S.C. 133; 63 S.C. 559, 576; 112 U.S. 377; 149 U.S. 375; 165 U.S. 363; 50 Fed. 728; 154 U.S. 358; 50 Fed. 185; 63 Fed. 107; 57 Fed. 188; 28 S.E. 267; 69 Fed. 358; 32 Mich. 570; 60 Miss. 977; 162 U.S. 375; 63 S.C. 559; 39 S.C. 507; 15 S.C. 443, 455; 51 S.C. 96. Proof of negligence: 92 S.C. 147; 110 Fed. 674: 166 U.S. 618; 152 U.S. 691; 69 S.C. 529; 66 S.C. 256; 72 S.C. 398-401. Prima facie presumptionof negligence rebutted: 87 S.C. 176; 93 S.C. 395, 396. A reversal as to one defendant in action for an alleged jointtort requires reversal as to both: 59 A. 456; 128 S.W. 463; 43 N.E. 393, 395; 127 Pa. 831; 33 S.E. 44; 20 S.E. 480. Master not liable for accidents: 78 S.C. 472, 481; 90 S.C. 229, 233; 75 S.W. 689. Messrs. Mitchell Smith, for appellant, Chisolm, cite: Judgment absolute should

  2. Wesley v. Holly Hill Lumber Co.

    43 S.E.2d 619 (S.C. 1947)   Cited 5 times

    Affirmed. Messrs. T.B. Bryant, Jr., and Fred R. Fanning, Jr., of Orangeburg, for Appellant, cite: As to testimony by Plaintiff,adduced on direct examination, as to insurance beinginvolved, being proper ground for granting Defendant's motionfor mistrial: 6 S.E.2d 902, 192 S.C. 382. As torespondent being a principal and not a servant: 86 S.E. 17, 101 S.C. 493; 5 S.E.2d 862, 192 S.E. 156 As to noliability on master, for injury caused by fellow servant, inabsence of negligence on part of master: 173 S.C. 518, 176 S.E. 352; 72 S.C. 264, 51 S.E. 882. As to assumption ofrisk by respondent and injury being caused by his own solegross negligence: 89 S.C. 502, 71 S.E. 1082; 112 S.C. 541, 100 S.E. 151. Messrs. J. Stokes Salley, and Felder Rosen, of Orangeburg, for Respondent, cite: As to testimony concerning insurance,when not injurious, being not fatal: 164 S.E. 313, 166 S.C. 44; 166 S.E. 101, 167 S.C. 129; 154 S.E. 626, 199 N.C. 364.

  3. Mullikin v. So. Bleachery Print Works

    184 S.C. 449 (S.C. 1937)   Cited 28 times

    Order directing a new trial unless plaintiff remit all of the verdict against the named defendant except the sum of $100.00, and both plaintiff and named defendant appealed. Messrs. Price Poag and W.A. Bull, for appellant-respondent, cite: Appeal: 24 S.C. 86; 85 S.C. 82; 67 S.E., 1; 165 S.C. 297; 163 S.E., 727. Construction of pleadings: 171 S.C. 483; 172 S.E., 620; 156 S.C. 226; 152 S.E., 878; 86 S.C. 98; 67 S.E., 899; 8 S.C. 103; 39 C.J., 1023; 128 S.C. 131; 121 S.E., 476; 123 S.C. 199; 116 S.E., 97; 92 S.C. 236; 75 S.E., 533. Duty of master tofurnish safe place for servant to work: 149 S.C. 284; 147 S.E., 327; 171 S.C. 34; 171 S.E., 9; 173 S.C. 518; 176 S.E., 352; 71 S.C. 53; 50 S.E., 716; 107 S.C. 122; 108 S.E., 190. Duties of master non-assignable: 97 S.C. 403; 81 S.E., 660; 72 S.C. 264; 51 S.E., 82; 151 S.C. 280; 148 S.E., 87; 96 S.C. 425; 81 S.E., 10; 141 S.C. 453; 140 S.E., 105; 92 S.C. 528; 75 S.E., 964. As toevidence to support defense of contributory negligence: 130 S.C. 458; 126 S.E., 627; 167 S.C. 152; 166 S.E., 85. Defense of fellow-servant: 39 C.J., 798; 79 S.C. 502; 89 S.C. 525; 84 S.C. 283; 66 S.E., 298; 112 S.C. 117; 125 S.E., 615; 166 N.C. 635; 82 S.E., 1038; 180 N.C. 24; 103 S.E., 895. Messrs. Stephen Nettles and J. Douglass Poteat, for respondent-appellant, Southern Bleachery Print Works, cite: Negligence: 144 S.C. 10; 126 S.C. 324; 101 S.C. 59; 72 S.C. 264. Failure of trial Judge to direct verdict: 173 S.C. 213; 173 S.C. 448; 181 S.C. 188; 181 S.C. 258; 295 U.S. 654; 79 L.Ed., 1636; 201 N.Y., 355; 94 N.E., 863; 121 S.C. 237.

  4. Brewer v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.

    167 S.C. 152 (S.C. 1932)   Cited 3 times

    Action by Murray Brewer against the Brooklyn Cooperage Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Epps Levy, for appellants, cite: As to fellowservant rule: 72 S.C. 264; 161 S.E., 331; 71 S.C. 53. Error to instruct jury that burden on master of exculpatinghimself: 72 S.C. 213; 126 S.C. 304; 34 S.C. 211; 90 S.E., 209; 23 C.J., 9. Messrs. Reynolds Reynolds, for respondent, cite: As tomaster's duty to furnish safe place to work: 84 S.C. 286; 55 S.C. 483; 81 S.C. 374; 117 S.C. 122; 191 S.C. 284; 99 S.C. 231; 89 S.C. 502.

  5. Veronee v. Charleston Cons. Ry. L. Co.

    152 S.C. 178 (S.C. 1929)   Cited 21 times

    Action by John H. Veronee against the Charleston Consolidated Railway Lighting Company, etc. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Mr. G.L.B. Rivers, for appellant, cites: Jurors must bequalified electors: Art. 5, Sec. 22, Const.; Art. 2, Sec. 4, Const.; 84 S.C. 48. "Electors": 55 S.C. 90; 120 S.C. 535; 129 S.C. 476. Contributory negligence: 82 S.C. 549; 71 S.C. ___; 72 S.C. 237; 86 S.C. 116. Assumptionof risk: 72 S.C. 346; 141 S.E., 687; 72 S.C. 264; 75 S.C. 487; 71 S.C. 53; Art. 9, Sec. 15, Const.; Sec. 5038, Code; 141 S.E., 687. Error to admit evidence of compromiseagainst party by whom offer made: 135 S.E., 575; 102 S.C. 130; 57 S.C. 358; 88 S.C. 281. Bias of jurormade trial unfair: 91 S.C. 36. Error not to set verdictaside: 92 S.C. 423. Messrs.

  6. Hill v. Broad River Power Co.

    151 S.C. 280 (S.C. 1929)   Cited 23 times

    Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Messrs. Elliott, McLain, Wardlaw Elliott, for appellant, cite: Fellow servant: 78 S.C. 381; 71 S.C. 53. Safeplace: 71 S.C. 53; 141 S.E., 685; 72 S.C. 264. Messrs. A.F. Spigner, and James S. Verner, for respondent, cite: As to appeal: 118 S.C. 319; 145 S.C. 41; 138 S.C. 127; 100 S.C. 113; 86 S.C. 138; 104 S.C. 180; 67 S.C. 548; 80 S.C. 460. Safe place: 141 S.C. 453; 20 R. C.L., 55. Duty of master to servant: 126 S.C. 324; 101 S.C. 83; 35 S.C. 405; 18 S.C. 279; 81 S.C. 203; 118 S.C. 235; 144 S.C. 10. As to negligence of master: 71 S.C. 53; 72 S.C. 346; 117 S.C. 122. As to assumption of risk: 128 S.C. 47; 233 U.S. 504; 107 S.C. 99; 92 S.C. 528; 79 S.C. 512.

  7. Grier v. Winyah Lumber Company

    144 S.C. 10 (S.C. 1928)   Cited 17 times

    Mr. Walter Hazard, for appellant, cites: Error to overrulemotion for nonsuit here: 55 S.C. 483; 29 S.C. 96. Master not liable to servant for injury caused by negligenceof co-servant without knowledge of master: 54 L.R.A., 108; 71 Fed., 853; 92 Fed., 884; 22 N.Y.S., 749; 32 Mich., 510; 123 S.C. 199; 18 R.C.L., 736; 93 A.S.R., 522; 33 L.R.A. (N.S.), 223. When only one inferencecan be drawn from a given state of facts, as to whether therewas negligence or not, it is a question for the Court: 51 S.C. 296; 52 S.C. 438; 55 S.C. 483. General liability ofmaster: 21 S.C. 466; 27 S.C. 71; 35 S.C. 381; 14 Enc. Law, 842, 843; 54 L.R.A., 85; 64 S.C. 212; 40 S.C. 104; 48 S.C. 190; 72 S.C. 237; 21 S.C. 547; 72 S.C. 346; 55 S.C. 101; Id., 483; 72 S.C. 264; 1 LaBatt, Master and Servant, Secs. 263, 264, 279; 72 S.C. 346; 86 S.C. 271; 211 U.S. 459; 199 Pac., 933; 269 A.L.R., 864; 18 R. C.L., 569, Sec. 78; 170 U.S. 671; 66 S.C. 482; 71 S.C. 53; 18 S.C. 262; 22 S.C. 557; 23 S.C. 526; 39 S.C. 510; 51 S.C. 96; 123 S.C. 199; 130 S.C. 458; 111 S.C. 368; 2 L.R.A. (N.S.), 840. Party alleging fraudmust prove it by clear and convincing evidence: 91 S.E., 166; 107 S.E., 795; 119 S.E., 1020; 120 S.E., 891; 55 S.E., 1020. Proof of fraud: 2 Pom., Eq. Jur., Secs. 876-879, 882, 886, 888, 890; 9 Cyc., 411, 424, 426; 5 L.R.A. (N.S.), 669. A mere representation of opinion, althougherroneous, is not a fraud against which the law will relieve: 9 Cyc., 416; 5 L.R.A. (N.S.), 669; 116 Fed., 913; 2 Pom., Eq. Jur., Sec. 879; 66 L.R.A., 734; 52 N.W., 135; 66 Pac., 1018; 16 So., 346. Physician furnished by employerfor injured employee, where employer is not undercontract, is not the agent of the employer: 128 S.C. 216. Cases distinguished: 106 S.C. 200; 110 S.C. 534

  8. Elms v. Southern Power Co.

    79 S.C. 502 (S.C. 1908)   Cited 40 times
    In Elms v. Power Co., 79 S.C. 502, 60 S.E., 1110, the Court approved this instruction to the jury: "The servant assumes the dangers incident to his employment, but does not assume the dangers of defective machinery, methods or surroundings, unless he knows it, or unless a man of ordinary prudence, reason and sense, placed in cimilar circumstances, ought to have known."

    us dangers: 20 Ency., 312; Shear. Red., Sec. 212; 26 Cyc., 1217. Servant can not recoverfor negligence of fellow-servant: 56 S.E., 9; 72 S.C. 237; 71 S.C. 53; 74 S.C. 419; 39 S.E., 708. Servantrepairing machinery assumes risks growing out of defects: 39 S.E., 708. If servant chose dangerous way master isnot liable: 54 S.E., 110. Messrs. Francis I. Osborne, Russell G. Lucas and NormanA. Cocke cite: This Court should inquire if there is anyevidence to support plaintiff's charge: 58 S.E., 13; 59 S.E., 365. Defendant did not fail to perform any of theduties of the master: 61 S.C. 491; 20 Ency., 132; 41 S.C. 388; Lab. on M. S., Secs., 29, 268. Safe place: 61 S.C. 491; 20 Ency., 119, 132; 41 S.C. 388; 1 Lab. on M. S., Secs. 335, 862, 865; 59 S.E., 365; 61 S.C. 491; 110 Ill., 340; 67 Mich., 61; 53 Wis. 661; 58 Wis. 1; 7 Wn., 178; 39 S.E., 507. Plaintiff was injured by act of fellow-servantand defendant company not liable: 79 S.C. 452; 58 S.E., 1019, 12; 56 S.E., 18; 71 S.C. 53; 75 S.C. 487; 72 S.C. 264; 74 S.C. 419; 70 S.C. 96; 39 S.C. 507; 18 S.C. 262; 25 S.C. 128; 18 S.C. 270; 23 S.C. 526; 39 S.C. 510; 51 S.C. 79; 71 S.C. 53; 72 S.C. 237. Plaintiff was injured by risks he had assumed: 22 S.C. 227; 59 S.E., 365; 20 Ency., 111-2, 115, 117; Lab. on M. S., Sec. 30a; 26 Cyc., 1196, 1203, 1263; 72 S.C. 237, 264, 346; 74 S.C. 419; 70 S.C. 470; 55 S.C. 483; 75 S.C. 487; 70 S.C. 242; 27 S.C. 71; 21 S.C. 547; 66 S.C. 91; 58 S.E., 12; 56 S.E., 18. No duty on defendant towarn of danger: 55 S.C. 483; 72 S.C. 346; 58 S.E., 13; 27 S.C. 71; 26 S.C. 490; Lab. on M. S., Secs. 237-8, 391, 600-1, 609; 4 Thomp. on Neg., Secs. 4061, 4074, 4076; Bail. Per. Inj. M. S., Secs. 796-800, 2871, 2707-8, 2718; 20 Ency., 97; 72 S.C. 264. Injury due to plaintiff'sown negligence or his contributory negligence: 58 S.E., 13; 59 S.E., 365; 56 S.E., 18; 77 S.C. 432; 72 S.C. 97; Lab. on M. S., Secs. 258, 331, 333, 335; 20 Ency., 139, 144, 145, 146, 148; 140 Mass. 201; 123 N.Y., 280; 113 Mich., 476; 58 Minn., 333; 82

  9. Wilson v. Chemical Company

    78 S.C. 381 (S.C. 1907)   Cited 12 times
    In Wilson v. Chemical Co., 78 S.C. 381; 58 S.C. 1019, the deceased was one of a gang of laborers under a foreman named Sanders, engaged in shoveling rock loaded from the space in front of a door, through which rock loaded in cars was being unloaded into a building.

    Action by Lizzie Wilson, administratrix of Wm. Wilson, against Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Mordecai Gadsden, Rutledge Hagood, and Simeon Hyde, for appellant. Mr. Hyde cites: Danger wasobvious and must have been known by deceased: 71 S.C. 53; 75 S.C. 489. Parties at work were fellow-servants andquestion was for Judge: 75 S.C. 489; 71 S.C. 53; 51 S.C. 79; 56 S.C. 446; 72 S.C. 264, 237; 57 S.C. 296. If only one inference can be drawn from evidence questionof negligence is for court: 51 S.C. 296. Mr. Jas. L. Jervey and Jervey Cohen, contra.

  10. Levesque v. Clearwater Mfg. Co.

    41 S.E.2d 92 (S.C. 1947)   Cited 12 times

    Affirmed. Messrs. Hendersons Salley, of Aiken, for Appellant, cite: As to refusal of court to charge proper requests tocharge being reversible error: 119 S.C. 134, 150, 112 S.E. 78; 47 S.C. 488, 511. As to when there is no evidence tosustain a specific allegation of negligence, it is the duty ofthe court to charge the jury not to consider that issue: 113 S.C. 84, 100 S.E. 892; 138 S.C. 113, 135 S.E. 877; 205 S.C. 1, 30 S.E.2d 755. As to duty of employer tofurnish proper tools and appliances being an entirely differentand distinct issue from that of furnishing a safeplace in which to work: 72 S.C. 264, 51 S.E. 882; 89 S.C. 387, 71 S.E. 980; 123 S.C. 199, 116 S.E. 97. Messrs. Williams Busbee, of Aiken, for Respondent, cite: As to propriety of court refusing to charge requestswhen such requests require that jury be charged as to sufficiencyor insufficiency of evidence adduced: 23 C.J.S. p. 701, Sec. 1166; 103 S.E. 544, 115 S.C. 8; 23 C.J.S. p. 688, Sec. 1153; 138 S.E. 835, 140 S.C. 325; 112 S.E. 78, 119 S.C. 134; 84 S.C. 526, 66 S.E. 1042, 137 A.S.R. 855. As to it being proper for charge of contributory negligenceto be contained in various parts of the general chargeto jury: 87 S.C. 324, 69 S.E. 513. As to duty of employerto furnish safe place to work and to warn employeeof any danger that might be unknown to employee: 35 Am.Jur. p. 610-613, Secs. 183, 184; 53 A.L.R. 387. As toverdict, when reasonable, being allowed to stand despitetechnical error: 149 S.E. 111, 151 S.C. 391.