Burdette v. Thompson

C. WARREN EATON, Special Commissioner.

The appellee, William Roger Thompson, a 41-year-old farm worker with a fourth-grade education, was injured while employed by the appellant, Edmund Burdette. The injury occurred when his right hand was caught in the rollers of appellant’s corn picker, necessitating the amputation of four fingers. Upon a trial of his claim for damages a jury awarded him $17,000. The only two grounds presented on this appeal by ap*550pellant are (1) there is no liability, and (2) the verdict is excessive. Appellant’s contention that there is no liability must depend upon whether…