Bruner Ivory Handle Co. v. West

Appellee brought this action to recover damages for injury sustained by him while in the employ of the appellant company. The negligence alleged was Ihe- failure to furnish a safe place for plaintiff to work, in that a warped board was placed in the platform on which he was engaged in work, and which, because of its warped condition, was raised above the level of the floor, causing him. to stumble against it and fall, resulting iti the injury for which damage is sought. The answer denied the material allegations of the complaint and, as affirmative defenses, pleaded assumed risk and…