Messick v. McEntire

*814The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor under the workmen’s compensation act.

The plaintiff was in the employ of the defendants at their mattress factory in Topeka. He was in charge of a felting machine the cylinders and rollers of which are covered with sharp teeth and prongs to tear cotton apart. In order to protect workmen from injury by these revolving surfaces there are safety covers or hoods which completely coyer the cylinders or rolls when in operation. It becomes necessary from time to time to clean the machine because…