Central Manufacturing Co. v. Cotton

Thomas Cotton, a negro boy, sixteen years of age, lost about half of three fingers on bis right hand while operating a circular cut-off saw for the Central Manufacturing Company. His father, Arthur Cotton, brought this action in his own right to recover damages from the company for the loss he sustained by the injury to his son. The Circuit Judge, sitting without a jury, found the facts in favor of the plaintiff and rendered a judgment against the defendant for $100. Having appealed in error, the defendant here asserts that there is no evidence to sustain the finding below. The boy testified…