Ladonia Cotton Oil Co. v. Shaw

TEMPLETON, Associate Justice.

The appellee, M. Y. Shaw, was an employe of the appellant, the Ladonia Cotton Oil Company, and lost an arm while engaged in feeding a crusher in the company’s mill. He brought suit on account of his injuries, and prosecuted same successfully in the District Court.

In his petition, Shaw attributed his injuries to defects in the crusher, and to the failure of the company to warn him of the consequential danger. Contributory negligence and assumed risk were the defenses -relied on by the company. Whether the evidence was sufficient to establish liability is the…