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BURDETTE v. THOMPSON

420 S.W.2d 548 (1967)

Edmund BURDETTE, Appellant, v. William Roger THOMPSON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 3, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Clay, Clay & Clay, Danville, for appellant.

Robert M. Spragens, James L. Avritt, Lebanon, for appellee.

C. WARREN EATON, Special Commissioner.

The appellee, William Roger Thompson, a 41-year-old farm worker with a fourth-grade education, was injured while employed by the appellant, Edmund Burdette. The injury occurred when his right hand was caught in the rollers of appellant's corn picker, necessitating the amputation of four fingers. Upon a trial of his claim for damages a jury awarded him $17,000. The only two grounds presented on this appeal by appellant

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