Cole v. North American Lead Co.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by appellant through the alleged negligence of the respondent; and is here on certification by the St. Louis Court of Appeals, for the reason that the opinion thereof is in conflict with the opinion of the Kansas City Court of Appeals, in the case of Millsap v. Beggs, 122 Mo. App. 1.

The former opinion is as follows:

“This plaintiff lost part of his right hand in consequence of its slipping against the knives of a planing machine in defendant’s factory, and instituted this action for damages. The machine consisted of a metallic…