Masonite Corporation v. Hill

Griffith, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court..Appellant is engaged in the manufacture, in Laurel in this state, of a building material known as Masonite boards. In this process second-growth pine is used, which is first chipped into small pieces, and these pieces are subjected to a high pressure of steam, which pressure is suddenly released, causing the pieces to explode into fiber. This fiber is put through a refining process and is mixed with water, so that it can- be pumped through the mill into the storage chest. Up to this point no chemicals of any kind are used, but in the storage…