Rice & Holiman v. Henderson

Rice Holiman is a partnership operating a gin at Lepanto, Arkansas. On December 29, 1928, the appellee, while in the employ of the appellants, was engaged in freeing lint cotton which had hung in the ribs of a breast machine and his hand was caught in the saws and cut off.

In order to perform the duties he was at the time engaged in, it was necessary to raise the breast free of the saws, and this was done by the use of a lever at the right side of the breast machine. The lever was about 18 inches off the floor. By moving said lever to a position on the floor and throwing it into a catch, the…