Brooks v. Jennings County Agricultural Joint-Stock Ass'n
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Jennings Circuit Court; Willard New, Judge. Action by Isaac Brooks against the Jennings County Agricultural Joint-Stock Association. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRoby, J.
Appellant brought this action alleging that appellee was a corporation and the owner of a fair ground and other property in Jennings county, and that in July and August, 1902, it held a fair on said ground for its own profit, to which it invited the public generally; that it appointed and employed one Lutz as a “watchman, guard or *222special policeman” to aid in preserving order on said ground, and directed him to keep the race-track, during hours when racing was going on, cleared, as much as possible, of persons attending the fair; that he entered upon said employment, and was paid for his…
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