Britton v. Hammond-Packing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. Ohesley A. Mosman, Judge. (1) The only issue in the case was whether the notches were worn so that they would not stay in place. The shifter to which the notches belonged was shown to the court below, and is seen by the court here. It is a physical demonstration that the notches were not in the condition the plaintiff alleged them to be.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. Ohesley A. Mosman, Judge. (1) The only issue in the case was whether the notches were worn so that they would not stay in place. The shifter to which the notches belonged was shown to the court below, and is seen by the court here. It is a physical demonstration that the notches were not in the condition the plaintiff alleged them to be. (2) The plaintiff concedes that the notches as they now appear in the shifter are unobjectionable, and so made as to be safe, but he states that they were not in the condition that he saw them a month before he was…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.
The defendant is a corporation operating a packing plant in St. Joseph, Missouri, in which there is a department known as the Oleo Department, and in said department the material which is used in the manufacture of Oleo is carried by means of a conveyor from the third to the fourth floor and deposited in kettles. The conveyor was a long, box-like affair, in which paddles passed, attached to an endless chain. The chain was operated by belt, pulley and shafting. The *45shaft which moved the chain was rotated by a belt and pulley attached to another shaft. The latter (probably a main one) was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harrod v. Hammond Packing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1907