Western Arkansas Telephone Company v. Grantham

Appellee brought this action against appellant to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while in the employ of appellant. His complaint alleged that lie was employed as a lineman and general repair man and received an injury to bis left hand and wrist in setting a 23 foot cedar pole with a crook near tbe large end of tbe pole, that when be elevated the pole for tbe purpose of setting it in tbe bole previously dug by bim, tbe crook in tbe pole caused it to turn which twisted and injured bis band and wrist. Tbe negligence charged was in furnishing bim “such an unsafe telephone…