Missouri Court of Appeals January 6, 1908 (Heightman v. Sammons)

ELLISON, J.

Plaintiff was an employee of defendant and Avliile engaged in working a machine called a “jointer,” was severely and.permanently injured. He brought this action for damages, charging that defendant was guilty of negligence in maintaining the machine. He recovered judgment in the trial court for five thou*705sand dollars and afterwards remitted five hundred of that sum.