Moreland's Admr. v. Indian Refining Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

On December 16, 1908, Samuel Moreland was killed while working as a mixer of mortar for tbe stone masons who were building a bouse for appellee, in Georgetown. Tbe duties of Moreland were to mix tbe mortar in a box wbicb stood some 30 or 40 feet from tbe ■ building, and tben carry it to tbe masons wbo were laying concrete blocks in tbe wall of .tbe building. After tbe building-bad grown to the second story, tbe mortar was hoisted in buckets, wbicb were carried up to tbe workmen by means of a block and tackle operated by horse power. There were tbe…