James v. Gaffney Manufacturing Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabler.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while in the employment of the defendant company.

The complaint alleges that on or about March 28, 1922, while working as a roll coverer and belt man in the defendant’s weave room, the plaintiff fell from a wooden bench, sometimes called a “work horse,” from which he was working, a distance of about seven feet to the floor, and was thereby seriously and permanently hurt. It was further alleged that his injuries were proximately caused…