Ring v. Kruse

Elmer W. Ring brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been proximately caused by the negligence of defendant Richard J. Kruse, his agents and employees. His agents and employees were Paul Johnson, foreman of defendant’s livestock and feeding operations in Thurston County, who had general charge of employing, supervising, and discharging help on defendant’s farm and who employed plaintiff on February 3, 1949, to help them “a few days,” and Fred Drapeau, a farm hand, who plaintiff alleged was a superior employee or servant, authorized to give orders and…