Masonite Corporation v. Stevens

On April 3, 1946, the appellee, Luther Stevens, sustained a severe personal injury when a small steel rim was being removed by him from the inner circle of a truck tire which he was attempting to change. He was engaged in prizing this steel rim out of its place in the wheel when it sprung out, struck him in the face, fractured some bones, and impaired his vision in one eye. Both the Masonite Corporation and one Will Ponder, a wood hauler by whom the plaintiff was employed, were sued- upon the theory that plaintiff was an employee of the Masonite Corporation and that the said defendant, as…