Williams v. Hofer

Plaintiff, Claude R. Williams, brought suit to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligent acts and omissions of the defendants, George Hofer and Freda Hofer, husband and wife.

The complaint alleged that plaintiff was employed to do general farm work on land owned by the defendants; that while so employed, on the day of the accident here involved, he was directed by George Hofer, to whom we shall hereinafter refer as though he were the sole defendant, to use for riding purposes a certain horse in herding cattle upon defendant’s farm; that the horse was…