Leonard Cotton Oil Co. v. Burnes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Fannin County; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Action by J. B. Burnes against the Leonard Cotton Oil Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The appellee sued the appellant for damages resulting from personal injuries, and recovered a judgment for the sum of ?625.
The appellant is a private corporation engaged in the business of operating' an oil mill. Burnes was employed as a meal cook and cake “former,” and his injuries consisted of the mashing of his hand in the machinery with which he was working. The cake “former” is the employé who stands in front of the steam cooker, where the seed are prepared for being formed into cakes and thereupon placed in the press, where the oil is extracted. The man who operates the “former” also…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McConnell v. Morse Iron Works & Dry Dock Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Towne v. United Electric Gas & Power Co.California Supreme Court · 1905
- Reeder v. Crystal Carbonate Lime Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1908