Gordon ex rel. Gordon v. Hardgrove

LUJAN, Chief Justice.

Appellee, plaintiff below, while employed by appellant in grooming and preparing horses for public auction at a sales ring managed by appellant, sustained injuries when a horse he was riding ran backward with him, reared and fell, pinning appellee against a corral fence. He seeks damages for injuries resulting therefrom.

At the time of the accident appellee was pf the age of 19 years. His duties consisted of cleaning horses, trimming their manes, and otherwise preparing them for public auction. It was also his duty to ride horses to see that they were bridle-wise, etc. He…