Hudgins v. Maze

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

Lonnie Maze filed a damage suit in the Madison County Circuit Court against L. R. and Gene Hudgins, d/b/a L. R. Hudgins and Sons, for personal injuries sustained by Maze when his hand was injured between a Y belt and pulley on an electric motor while he was ¡employed by Hudgins. A jury trial resulted in a judgment for Maze in the amount of $5,-000 and Hudgins has appealed.

Appellants are engaged in the egg producing business and operate several large laying houses. In three of the houses electric motors are used to operate fans, egg belts, feed conveyors and scrapers…