West Lumber Co. v. Smith

The nature and result of this case are clearly and fully stated by the Court of Civil Appeals. See (Tex. Civ. App.) 283 S. W. 1104. That court affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Briefly, this was a personal injury suit filed by Smith, a sawyer, against the West Lumber Company, eligible to subscribe to the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Vernon’s Ann. Civ. St. 1925, art. 8306 et seep), but a nonsubscriber thereto, for damages because Of injuries to his abdomen and knee and leg which he alleged were due to the negligence of the lumber company in ordering him to cut a tree which was…