Wellihan v. National Wheel Co.

This action is brought to recover for the loss of an arm through the alleged negligence of the defendant. The injury occurred January 7, 1898, in a spoke lathe operated in defendant’s shop in the city of Jackson. The plaintiff had commenced work on the lathe the day before the accident. He was a man about 38 years of age, and had been for many years employed in the capacity of fireman and engineer in the railway service prior to the time of entering into the employment of defendant, on January 6, 1898. The machine or spoke lathe was operated by power in defendant’s shop. Knives are attached…