Wilbe Lumber Co. v. Calhoun

Appellee brought this action against appellant in the circuit court of Simpson county to recover damages for an injury received by him while in the performance of his duties as an employee of appellant, which injury was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the appellant in failing to furnish him a safe place to work and safe instrumentality with which to work. There was a trial resulting in a verdict and judgment in the sum of five thousand dollars. From that judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant operated a planing mill. Appellee was one of its employees operating a…