Georgia Court of Appeals, 1919

Williamson v. Donalsonville Oil Mill

Williamson v. Donalsonville Oil Mill
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided December 9, 1919 · Broyles
24 Ga. App. 542; 101 S.E. 590; 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 911

Williamson v. Donalsonville Oil Mill

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, C. J.

This was a suit for damages for the homicide of the plaintiff’s husband, who at the time of his death was an employee of the defendant corporation. The alleged negligence of the defendant consisted in not furnishing to the deceased a safe place in which to work. The petition, construed most strongly against the plaintiff, shows that the plaintiff’s husband had at least equal means with the defendant of knowing that the place in which he worked was unsafe, and that he voluntarily continued, and without objection, in the master’s service. It follows that it was not error to dismiss the petition on general demurrer.

Judgment affirmed.

Luhe and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.

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