South Atlantic Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Shaw

Citations

• 83 Fla. 463
• 92 So. 277
• 1922 Fla. LEXIS 596

Syllabus

<p>1. In an action to recover damages for personal injuries -the plaintiff 'can recover only upon tlie case made by his decla1 ration. ■</p> <p>2. In an action for damages for personal injuries resulting from burns caused by an alleged defective blowtorch furnished' by the defendant corporation to one of its employees, the allegation that the instrument was defective and unsafe in that it had a latent tendency to allow ignited gasoline to escape, is not proved by showing that while the instrument was being used and operated by the plaintiff the threaded end of the needle valve was broken from the conduit through which the heated or vaporized gas passed into the tube.</p>