Kamera v. Missouri Boiler Works

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The Missouri Boiler Works, a corporation, appeals from a judgment recovered against it by Fred Kamera on account of personal injuries received *433while in its employ. He was hurt by the falling of a scaffold on which he stood while at work. The defendant maintains that there was nothing in the evidence tending to show that it knew of any defect in the scaffold or that it had any better opportunity than the plaintiff to acquire such knowledge. We conclude, however, there was justification for a finding that the original construction, which was…