Burnett v. Roanoke Mills Co.

This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover for a personal injury received by him while operating a machine known as the “picker,” in the cotton mill of the defendant. The machine had two lids, which were near each other; the smaller one covered the feed rolls and the larger one the “beater.” The plaintiff was hurt while raising the lid for the “beater,” by being caught in the machinery. Sometimes the machine is choked with cotton, but this occurs in the feed rolls, which are covered by the smaller lid, and never in the “beater,” which is covered by the larger lid. The plaintiff was…