Vascocue v. Collins

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Plaintiff, a carpenter by trade, while assisting in the erection of a residence for J. M. Doll, in the city of Shreveport, fell from a scaffold to’ the ground, a distance of some twenty fee, receiving serious bodily injuries. He alleges that defendant, C. A. Collins, had contracted with Doll to erect said residence and instituted this suit against him as employer to recover compensation.

Defendant denies that plaintiff was ever employed by him. He avers that he was approached by plaintiff, Jesse N. Meeks, Mat Hart, and A. M. Dickison, and was by them informed that they wished…