Munroe v. Schoenfeld & Hunter Drilling Co.

Esther Munroe, administra-trix of the estate of George A. Munroe, Jr., deceased, sued Schoenfeld & Hunter, a co-partnership, et al., in the district court of Oklahoma county for damages for the death of the decedent attributed to the negligence of the defendants. The trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, and this appeal followed.

The following is a summary of the plaintiff’s evidence. Munroe was foreman on the 6 a. m. to 12 noon shift of employees engaged in drilling well of defendants. The floor of the derrick was about two or three steps above the level of the earth.…