Oak Leaf Mill Co. v. Littleton
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an action by a laborer against his employer to recover damages for injuries received in the course of his employment. The facts in the case are substantially as follows: The Oak Leaf Mill Company is a corporation engaged in the operation of a saw mill, and is the defendant in this action.
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Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. H. Evans, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an action by a laborer against his employer to recover damages for injuries received in the course of his employment. The facts in the case are substantially as follows: The Oak Leaf Mill Company is a corporation engaged in the operation of a saw mill, and is the defendant in this action. The plaintiff, William Littleton, was a log scaler for the company, and his duties required him to pull the logs up into the mill from the mill pond, scale them, kick them out on the log deck and keep them down against…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). The defendant adduced evidence tending to show that the log deck in question was built like those in common use by other saw mills. Counsel for the defendant insist that, inasmuch as the master is not bound to use the newest and best appliances, he performs his duty when he furnishes those which are in common use and are reasonably safe, and that the former is the test of the latter. There is. an irreconcilable conflict- of opinion upon the question whether or not the master, in furnishing appliances for the servant, has fulfilled his duty in this regard by…
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