Davis v. ANGELL

(Pro Tempore)

Plaintiffs were awarded a judgment of $20,000 against the defendants for the death of Leonard Davis, under the Employers’ Liability Act. ORS 654.305-654.335.

One of the principal questions in the case is: Was Leonard Davis an employe at the time of the fatal accident?

The defendant David C. Meyer, doing business as Oswego Lumber Company, owned a sawmill and some timberlands along the Foothills road in Oswego, Oregon.

The defendants Alvin E. Hoover, Walter Cook-man and Edward F. Angelí were a partnership, doing business as H.C.A. Lumber Company, and were operating the sawmill under…