Mansfield v. Eagle Box & Manufacturing Co.

GRAY, C.

This action was brought by an employee of defendant for personal injuries received in defendant’s box-factory while plaintiff was operating a rip-saw. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the court, on motion of defendant, nonsuited plaintiff for want of evidence to establish a case for the jury; and this appeal is from the judgment following the nonsuit and from an order denying plaintiff a new trial.

The contention of appellant is, that the court erred in deciding that, as a matter of law, there was no evidence to sustain plaintiff’s case and in taking the case away from the…