West Lumber Co. v. Smith

J. L. Smith sued the West Lumber Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a consequence of the negligence of Oscar Rhoden, foreman of appellant, in directing Smith and his saw partner to cut down a tree. Smith Objected to cutting the tree, because of its being surrounded by a large number of tops and limbs scattered around it, and because of other broken off limbs lodged and hanging in the limbs of the tree, but at the command of Rhoden, Smith and his saw partner cut the tree, and, when it was about to fall, he undertook to run to a place of safety to…