Lyon Rice, Receivers v. Bedgood

REESE, Associate Justice.

—This is a suit by appellee, suing by his next friend, against appellants to recover damages -for personal injuries received by him, while engaged in the performance of his duties, in their employment. Upon trial with a jury plaintiff recovered judgment for $10,000, from which defendants appeal.

Briefly stated, the allegations of the petition are, in substance, that appellee, while engaged in the discharge of his duties in the employment of appellants at their sawmill plant in the capacity of block setter, had taken his place on the carriage used in carrying logs to…