American District Telegraph Co. v. Oldham

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson—

Reversing.

*321Samuel Oldham was a fireman in the employ of the city of Louisville, and had been for thirteen years previous to December 17,1909. On that day an alarm of fire was turned in at Clay and Caldwell streets about five squares from the engine house where he was stationed. His crew responded to the alarm. He and a man named Connaughton were riding on the reel, and when they reached a point about 50 feet west of Clay street, they jumped off, each having hold of the hose, for the purpose of unwinding it from the reel, which was driven on up the…