Gordon v. Buster

Plaintiff in error owned ranches in Castro, Deaf Smith, and Terry counties, upon which he employed more than three men. On the Castro county ranch there was a farm in connection. He had three employees there — defendant in error, who looked after the ranch work proper, and two others, who did the work primarily appertaining to the raising of and gathering the crops. For a full statement of the facts see Gordon v. Buster, 286 S. W. 803.

The single question .here presented is whether or not a ranch laborer is exempted from the Workmen’s Compensation Law by article 5246 — 2, V. C. T. S., under…