Puritan Baking Co. v. Volton

This cause was tried before the circuit judge without a jury under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. We hero set out the finding and judgment as follows:

“Comes the plaintiff and defendants in person and by their attorneys, and it being found by the court that plaintiff was in defendant’s employ, and while acting in the line and scope of his employment his right hand was caught in one of defendant’s machines which the said employé was engaged to operate, that as a result of said accident the said hand was severely mangled, lacerated, cut, and bruised, necessitating the amputation of the index…