Lemos v. Madden
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to the District Court, Fremont County, Hon. Chas. E. Winter, Judge. Action by Chas. J. Lemos against William Madden, James M. Graham and Hugh Murray, to recover damages for bodily injuries incurred from cold and exposure while caring for defendants’ sheep, it being alleged by plaintiff that the negligence and failure of defendants to supply him with fuel and assistance at the camp and on the range while at work with the sheep was the proximate cause of his injuries.
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ERROR to the District Court, Fremont County, Hon. Chas. E. Winter, Judge. Action by Chas. J. Lemos against William Madden, James M. Graham and Hugh Murray, to recover damages for bodily injuries incurred from cold and exposure while caring for defendants’ sheep, it being alleged by plaintiff that the negligence and failure of defendants to supply him with fuel and assistance at the camp and on the range while at work with the sheep was the proximate cause of his injuries. Other material facts are stated in the opinion. The only question raised by the general demurrer to the petition is…
1Opinion of the Court
Blume, Justice.
For the sake of brevity, the plaintiff in error will be referred to as plaintiff or appellant, and the defendants in error as defendants or appellees.
The appellant, plaintiff below, a demurrer to the óriginal petition by him filed having been sustained, filed an amended petition alleging in substance: That defendants Madden and Graham were owners of a band of sheep, located near Moneta, Fremont County, defendant Murray being in charge of the sheep as camp mover and agent. That on Nov. 4, 1916, Murray, as such agent hired plaintiff to take charge of the sheep as herder; that it…
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