Henderson Tobacco Extracts Works v. Wheeler
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 27 — Action bt Melton Wheeler against Henderson Tobacco Extracts Works for Personal Injuries. APPEAL FROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals: QUESTIONS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The master is not an insurer of the servant (against accidents. Shearman & Redfield, Neg., 203; 24 Ky. Law Rep., 1318. ■2, The master's duty is to provide reasonably safe machinery with reasonably safe approach to reasonably safe place to work.
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Case 27 — Action bt Melton Wheeler against Henderson Tobacco Extracts Works for Personal Injuries. APPEAL FROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals: QUESTIONS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The master is not an insurer of the servant (against accidents. Shearman & Redfield, Neg., 203; 24 Ky. Law Rep., 1318. ■2, The master's duty is to provide reasonably safe machinery with reasonably safe approach to reasonably safe place to work. Shearman & Redfield, Neg., 194; 24 Ky. Law Rep., 1318. 3. The servant's duty is to use reasonable care'in going to and doing his work; to use…
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CHIEF JUSTICE BURNAM
Affirming.
The appellee, Melton Wheeler, instituted this action against the appellant, the Henderson Tobacco Extracts Works, to recover damages for a personal injury sustained by him whilst in their employ, which he alleges was due to negligence on their part. The record discloses that appellant is a corporation which has been engaged in the manufacture of an extract from tobacco, which is principally used as a sheep wash. The machine used for this purpose consisted of a stationary iron cylinder, which was set upon a solid brick fóundation two feet…
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