Western Furniture & Manufacturing Co. v. Bloom

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The Western Furniture & Manufacturing Company prosecutes error from a judgment against it obtained by Max Bloom on account of injuries received while in its employ by reason of its failure to comply with the statute requiring manufacturers safely to guard their machinery for the purpose of protecting their employees. (Laws 1903, ch. 356, § 4.)

Complaint is made that although the plaintiff during the examination of jurors as to their competency was permitted to ask certain questions regarding their relation to an insurance company, the…