Davis v. Fowler Packing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J. :

The defendant appeals from a judgment recovered by the widow of William Davis, who it is claimed died as a result of his foot being frozen while at work in the defendant’s packing house. The allegation was that he was working as a helper and trucker in the defendant’s dry-salt cellar, and that while in its employ, helping and operating a truck in such salt cellar, he received in the due course of his employment an injury to his feet, “in this, to wit: the same were frozen, and afterwards from such injury” he became ill and died.

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