Edward Hines Lumber Co. v. Dickinson

S. C. Dickinson sued the Edward Hines Lumber Company for personal injuries. The declaration charged that the plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a saw filer helper, and that the defendant required him to help change the saws and; gauge them so as to keep them up to the standard in every respect for the cutting of logs into lumber. It was further alleged that the floor upon which he was required to stand and to walk in pursuance of his duties was permitted to become greasy, slippery, and accumulated with trash, which resulted in his falling to the floor by slipping and being injured by…