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COOPER v. MAYES

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234 S.C. 491 (1959)

109 S.E.2d 12

T.W. COOPER, Appellant, v. W.R. MAYES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 8, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.M. Edmunds, of Sumter, for Appellant.

Messrs. Nash & Wilson and Weinberg & Weinberg, of Sumter, for Respondent.

June 8, 1959.

LEGGE, Justice.

Respondent, a farmer, also operated a cotton gin and warehouse in the town of Mayesville. In September, 1957, he employed appellant, an electrician of some 25 years' experience, to install a new lighting system around the gin and the warehouse. While cutting the old wires, appellant was seriously injured as the result of electric shock. He brought this action for damages, alleging that his injury had been caused by respondent...

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