King v. King

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

While Hayden King was operating a circular saw, used for trimming the edges of boards in a factory belonging to H. King, his left hand came in contact with it, severing a part of the thumb and three fingers. He brought an action against the owner claiming damages on the ground that the machinery was defective, and recovered a judgment, from which the defendant prosecutes error.

In describing his injury in his petition the plaintiff used the words employed in the foregoing statement. Complaint is made because in his testimony he was not…