Mott v. Long

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This is an action under the factory act. Belle Mott, the appellee, is the widow of Tim Mott, who it is alleged was killed September 28, 1909, while operating a gas engine and grinding corn, etc., for Long & Long. It was alleged in all the petitions, which are substantially alike, that the owners of the mill, defendants, carelessly refused .and neglected to provide any safeguards to prevent the employees from being caught and injured in the belting and machinery, and that Mott’s hands were caught and that he was thrown to the floor and killed…