Supreme Court of Georgia July 27, 1897 (Blackman v. Thomson-Houston Electric Co.)

Atkinson, J.

Blackman, an employee of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company of Augusta, was hurt by the falling of a scaffold upon him while he was attempting, together with other employees of the’ company, to move an iron wheel from a wagon into the power-house of the company by means of a block and tackle attached to the scaffolding; and he sued the company for damages, alleging that the falling