Texas Standard Oil Co. v. Hanlon

HENRY, Associate Justice.

The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to work in its “press room.”

In another room, called the “seed room,” the defendant operated a piece of machinery called a “conveyer,” which was located in the floor of the seed room, and was a shaft with flanges, which was ivorked by steam and when in operation revolved with great power and velocity. It was situated very near one wall of the building, where there was an open door used for the purpose of unloading cotton seed from the cars into the room, but which was not intended to be used for the entrance of persons,…