Gordon v. Buster

Plaintiff in error owned ranches in Castro, Deaf Smith, and Terry Counties, upon which he employed more than three men. On the Castro County ranch there was a farm in connection. He had three employees there: defendant in error, who looked after the ranch work proper, and two others, who did the work primarily appertaining to the raising of and gathering the crops. For a full statement of the facts see Gordon v. Buster, 236 S.W., 803.

The single question here presented is whether or not a ranch laborer is exempted from the Workmen’s Compensation Law by Art. 5246-2 (V. C. T. S.) under the…