H. D. Williams Cooperage Co. v. Kittrell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Cleburne Circuit Court; George W. Reed, Judge; The court erred in the admission of testimony; also in its charge to the jury. 93 Ark. 153. The evidence did not warrant a verdict. 90 Ark. 407. An employer of mature years and experience needs no warning of obvious dangers as they are among the ordinary risks he assumes.
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Appeal from Cleburne Circuit Court; George W. Reed, Judge; The court erred in the admission of testimony; also in its charge to the jury. 93 Ark. 153. The evidence did not warrant a verdict. 90 Ark. 407. An employer of mature years and experience needs no warning of obvious dangers as they are among the ordinary risks he assumes. Cases supra. 1. A verdict on conflicting evidence will not be disturbed. 23 Ark. 50; 18 S. W. .172; 157 Fed. 656. The verdict is conclusive. 17 Ark. 478; 11 S. W. 518; 19 Ark. 117; 51 Id. 495; 55 Id. 31; 90 Id. 23. 2. There is no error in the court’s charge. 81 Ark.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The plaintiff, H. H. Kittrell, received, personal injuries while working in the service of the defendant, H. D. Williams Cooperage Company, and this is an action instituted by him to recover damages on account of such injuries.
Defendant was operating a stave and heading mill at Leslie, Arkansas, and plaintiff was working at a double-surface planing machine called a “pin-head planer. ’ ’ There were two sets of revolving knives in the machine, one above and one below, through which heading timber was run in order to be planed on both sides. Plaintiff was working behind the machine for the…
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