Haynie v. Haynie

DAVISON, Justice.

This is an appeal by W. K. Haynie (defendant below) from a money judgment rendered on jury verdict against him and in favor of Keiller Haynie, Jr. (plaintiff below), in an action for damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff because of the claimed negligence of the defendant. We will continue to refer to the parties by their trial court designation.

There is no dispute that plaintiff was employed by defendant (his father) to work on the defendant’s ranch, and that on June 22, 1962, when plaintiff was using an acetylene cutting torch to remove the top (head) from a 52…