Hope Basket Company v. Thomasson

The appellee, Joe Thomasson, brought this suit in the Hempstead Circuit Court against the appellant, Hope Basket Company, for injuries received Avliile lie was in the employ of the appellant, and in the performance of his duty as such employee.

The Hope Basket Company owns and operates a basket factory in Hope, Arkansas, and is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of various kinds of baskets. There are different rooms where the materials are assembled, cut, and worked up into baskets. At the time of appellee’s injury he was working in wliat was called the cover shed. He was injured by…