Gilyard v. O'Reilly

This is a suit under the Employers’ Liability Act.

The plaintiff alleged that on June 1, 1925, he was engaged as a laborer for the defendant O’Reilly; that on said date, while in the course of his employment he inquired of Ray Foster, who was employed as foreman for defendant, why he had not been paid his wages in full, that thereupon the said Foster cursed and struck plaintiff, and a fight ensued in which plaintiff’s jaw was broken; that as a result he has been unable to use the same or to engage in any kind of work on account of his weakened condition; that he is entitled to a weekly payment…