Barnett v. Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co.

Carr, J.'

While working in the employ of the defendant on September 27, 1944, plaintiff’s hands were caught under a punch press, resulting in severe injuries. Amputations were subsequently performed proximal to the distal heads of the metacarpals to the middle, ring and little fingers on the right hand. The testimony of a medical expert produced as a witness in plaintiff’s behalf disclosed that the section removed from the metacarpal to the middle finger wa.s less than the corresponding amputations of the metacarpals leading to the ring and little fingers. The index finger was not amputated,…