Southwest Cotton Co. v. Pope

While on defendant’s premises at Tolleson, Maricopa county, plaintiff came in contact with a piece of machinery being- used and operated by defendant and was injured. He sued the defendant charging negligence in the respects hereinafter stated. The defendant answered by a general denial, contributory negligence and assumed risk. A trial before a jury was had which resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

The defendant at the time was extensively engaged in the growing of long staple Pima cotton in the Salt River Valley, and, for the purpose of separating…