Cummins v. Dufault

The plaintiff brought this action to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained while working for the defendant in a hop kiln. In his amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that he was employed by defendant during the month of August, 1940; that, as a part of his duties, he assisted in moving hops from the drying room and dumping them in a bin in an adjoining room; that his work was done with large shovels or scoops, provided for that purpose, which were filled with hops in the drying room and pushed by the operator over a wooden tramway and dumped into open bins alongside; that the…