Pley v. Lavette

Appellee was in the employ of appellant as a farm hand and was to receive as part of his compensation for such services his hoard and lodging in the house on the farm where he was employed. The household consisted of appellee, appellant and a Mrs. Case, the housekeeper. On the evening of the day in question, while these three persons were partaking of the evening-meal, a controversy arose over some trivial matter between appellant and the housekeeper, but in which all three took more or less part. Appellant, becoming angry, got up from the table and either by accident or design tipped the…