Crawford v. De Long

HUGHES, Justice.

Appellant Oliver Buford Crawford sued C. O. DeLong for damages for personal injuries sustained by appellant while operating a cotton gin as an employee of appellee Mr. DeLong.

Trial to a jury resulted in verdict and judgment for appellee.

The jury made these findings:

1. The cotton gin was hazardous to operate but appellee did not fail to warn appellant of such hazard.

2. Appellee did not fail to have a proper guard on the mouth of the cotton gin.

3. The mechanism, referred to as the pull-out, on the cotton gin was not defective.

4. Appellee’s failure to have a suction device on the…