Hagins v. Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway Co.
Hagins v. Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railway Co.
Opinion of the Court
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, was injured by the negligence of the engineer in charge of the locomotive. The general rule is well settled that where an employee is injured by the negligence of a fellow-servant — and such was the relation between the plaintiff, a bralceman, and the engineer — the common master is not responsible. It is true that upon allegation and proof that the servant was exposed to unusual and unreasonable risks, or that the master knowing that
Action dismissed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- JOHN HAGINS v. THE CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- Injury from Negligence of Fellow-servant — Action Against Master — Sufficiency of Complaint. 1. An employee injured by the negligence of a fellow-servant cannot recover damages of the common master. 2. A complaint which alleges that plaintiff was an employee of the defendant railway company, and was injured by the negligence of the engineer in charge of the locomotive, without any allegation that the engineer was incompetent, and that the company, with knowledge of that fact, retained him in service, does not set out a cause of action, and the action will be dismissed.