Blaine v. Huttig Sash & Door Co.

This is a suit begun on the 17-th day of January, 1931, in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, in which plaintiff sought to recover damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as a result of horseplay indulged in by one of his fellow employees, both of whom were in the employ of the defendant corporation.

Plaintiff’s amended petition (being the one on which the case was tried) alleged, in substance, that the defendant was engaged at all times mentioned in the business of manufacturing articles of wood at its plant in the city of St. Louis, Missouri;…