Frank v. Anderson Bros.

Matson, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from an order sustaining a demurrer to his complaint in a common-law action for damages for disfigurement.

Pursuant to the demurrer we have these facts: On June 14, 1950, plaintiff, as a “dope dobber” (sic), was employed by defendant in smearing hot dope (a tarlike material) on a pipe to be used in the laying of a pipe line. Through defendant’s negligence, a bucket of the hot dope was upset and a part of the contents was spattered upon plaintiff’s face, head, neck, shoulders, and other parts of his body. He was hospitalized for five days, after which he was…