Armour Company v. Rose

The appellant, Armour & Company, is engaged in the business of selling meats, refrigerator products, ammonia, compound lards, canned meats, pork and beans, pharmaceutical products, cheese and other products at their branch office at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and T. IT. McKay was manager from 1925 to and including the date of the accident to appellee September 30, 1928.

On September 30, 1928, about 11 o’clock in the forenoon the appellee fell into an open, unguarded elevator shaft in the place of business of Armour & Company in Forth Smith, receiving serious and permanent injuries.

This action was…