Pundt Ex Rel. Pundt v. Huether

(on reassignment).

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiffs entered in the above-entitled action and from an order of the trial court denying the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

The plaintiff Lyle Pundt, a minor of the age of 17 years, was employed by the defendant as a farm laborer to drive a truck for general farm work, and to plow and generally assist in field work on the defendant’s farm. The employment did not contemplate plaintiff’s working with or on a combine. One day, however, one of the regular truck drivers on the combine crew had gone…