Davis v. Crook

REYNOLDSON, Justice.

June 1, 1971, while working for Newton Sheet Metal, Inc., plaintiff suffered an amputation of his fingers and a portion of both thumbs in an unshielded metal shear machine. He brought this action against defendants Briggs and Crook, president and vice president of the company. These defendants were also principal stockholders and chief operating officers of this small corporation employing approximately ten persons.

Plaintiff asserted and sought to prove Briggs and Crook, as co-employees, had accepted and breached a company-imposed duty relating to the safety of other…