The Southwestern Reporter Volume 210 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...and another. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Reversed, with directions. D. B. Logan, A. W. Babbage, and Jas. M. Gilbert, all of Pineville, for appellants. J. M. Robsion and J. D. Tuggle, both of Barbourville, for appellee. THOMAS, J. Appellants and defendants below, J. J. Ballard and A. B. Leiblg, owned and operated a laundry in Pineville, Ky. On June 22, 1913, they employed Laura Smith, an infant about 17 years and 8 months old, and put her at certain kinds of safe work in their laundry. She continued to work there until July 22d, just one month from the time she began, on which day, at the hour of beginning work in the morning, she commenced to feed a machine known as a "mangle." Within a few minutes thereafter her hand was caught in the rollers of the mangle and three of her fingers severely mashed and her hand otherwise injured and bruised, the bones in the three fingers being crushed so that according to the testimony she is probably a permanent cripple. This suit was filed by her father, the appellee and plaintiff, Alex. Smith, against defendants, to recover damages for the loss and deprivation of the services of his infant daughter until she shall arrive at the age of 21 years, and "for medical service, medicine, and nursing and caring for his said child, because of said injury," which he has expended and which will be necessary to expend in the future, aggregating in all the sum of $1,000, for which amount he asked judgment The petition alleged that plaintiff's daughter was under 21 years of age, which fact defendants knew, and with that knowledge ttmployed her without plaintiff's knowledge or consent and set her to work at a hazardous employment in operating a mangle, which la a dangerous piece...