Hoenig v. Lemaster's Committee

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

W. 0. Lemaster, on March 8, 1930, was in the employ of appellant and defendant below, A. Y. Hoenig,. as a servant in a crew engaged in drilling oil and gas-wells. He was some forty odd years of age and during the day referred to he received a lick on the head, from 'the swinging of a large iron tong which with its-companion tong was used in lifting heavy material. The tong weighed something like 500 pounds and was-being adjusted by a fellow servant attempting to swing it when Lemaster inadvertently got in front of it and it struck him in the fore…