Ferguson v. Air-Hydraulics Company

SIMEONE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County in favor of the plaintiff-respondent, Leo Ferguson, and against the defendant-appellant, Air-Hydraulics Company, in the amount of $10,000 for injuries sustained as a result of the alleged negligence of an employee of Air-Hydraulics.

This appeal involves two issues: (1) was plaintiff precluded from recovering for damages because he was contributorily negligent as a matter of law; and (2) was the plaintiff a statutory employee or a borrowed servant of Air-Hydraulics and, therefore, limited to recovery under…