Kane v. Wehner

Plaintiff appellant, E. C. Kane, of Alton, Illinois, filed suit in the circuit court of Mason county, wherein he sought recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained by him while duck hunting in a boat on November 7, 1937, through the alleged negligence of one Vernie Fritz, resulting in the loss of plaintiff’s right foot, and by subsequent operations, portions of his lower right leg. The complaint further charged that at the time of the alleged negligent shooting and injury of the plaintiff, Fritz was employed and acting as a servant or agent of defendants Henry J. Wehner, John Wehner…