Sisk v. Poinsett Lumber & Manufacturing Co.

Appellant brought suit in the circuit court of Poinsett County against appellees to recover damages for the benefit of her son’s estate, for whom she was appointed administratrix, on the alleged ground that he was killed through the negligent operation of its link-belt used to load saw logs, which were piled or stacked on the right-of-way, on to cars. The allegation of negligence was as follows:

“The operator of the link-belt carelessly and negligently, and without any regard for the safety of deceased, put into operation the link-belt and lifted the log from its position, causing the logs on…