Hawkins v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of the failure of an employer to furnish safe and proper tools and equipment for the use of his employee. The plaintiff prevailed and the defendant appeals.

The pleadings are not involved and, except to say that they join issues on questions respecting responsibility of the parties for the accident in question, require no further attention in this opinion.

After a trial the jury returned a general verdict in favor of the plaintiff for…