Vogler v. Bowersock

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

The defendant appeals from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor under the workmen’s compensation act.

Mr. Bowersock, the defendant, is the owner of a paper mill in which the plaintiff, while employed at a corrugating machine, was injured, his left hand being drawn into the rollers and crushed, resulting in the loss of the hand, with the exception of the thumb. The accident occurred in May, 1914. The answer pleaded as a defense a settlement and release on the 9th of September, 1914, in consideration of the payment to plaintiff of $500. The…