Powell v. Durant Milling Co.

This action was instituted in the district court of Bryan county by plaintiff, on behalf of herself and minor children, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband. At the close of all the evidence the court instructed a verdict for the defendant, and plaintiff appealed.

The plaintiff alleged failure of the defendant to furnish and maintain for the deceased a safe place in which to work; inadequate machinery and exhaust devices; failure to furnish proper dust masks; that it “failed and refused to reasonably purify said atmosphere by recognized ventilation, exhaust, or…