Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Broughton

McAllister, Circuit judge.

Cecil H. Broughton, appellee, brought a suit against Sears, Roebuck and Company, appellant, in the Circuit Court of Boyd County, Kentucky, praying for the recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained in the course of his employment by the company in its Ashland, Kentucky, retail store. The cause was removed, upon petition of the appellant, to the district court.

Appellee set forth in his petition that appellant had negligently failed to furnish a *97safe place to work, as a result of which he suffered personal injuries when his left foot and…