Williams v. Brown

*75Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson

Affirming.

Appellant, Perry Williams, was in the employ of the [Louisville Rendering Company in July, 1920, when he suffered an injury to his person through the negligence of appellee J. T. S. Brown in driving his automobile against a taut rope drawn around an excavation which Williams was making for his employer. Brown was not connected with the employment of Williams in any way but comes within section 4890, Kentucky Statutes, which makes “a negligent third party” liable for an injury to an employe who has accepted the terms of the workmen’s…