Hughes-Buie Co. v. Mendoza
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, El Paso County ; James R. Harper, Judge. Action by George Mendoza against J. H. Hughes, J. W. Buie, and L. Muehlisen, co-partners doing business under the firm name of the Hughes-Buie Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Action for damages arising from personal injuries resulting in verdict and judgment in appellee’s favor for $2,500.
The Hughes-Buie Company, a copartnership composed of J. H. Hughes, J. W. Buie, and L. Muehlisen, owned and operated a printing plant in' the city of El Paso. Ap-pellee was employed by them as. a paper cutter. He was an experienced man, and for several years had operated the machine which inflicted his injuries. On Tuesday, July 12, 1910, while in the discharge of his duties, the blade of the machine unexpectedly descended upon his right arm, severing same. The machine was old and…
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