Oklahoma Pipe Line Co. v. Fallin

The defendant company was clearing a right of way for the laying of a pipe line. It was necessary to remove surfaces o-f high places and fill in nearby low places with the dirt therefrom. The plaintiff, a farmer, lived nearby. He brought his team of mules, harness and slip, and worked for the defendant, removing and transporting the earth and other substances short distances for about six days before his mules were injured, for which injury he recovered damages against the defendant, .'and the defendant appeals.

The mules were injured by the slip belonging to plaintiff. A slip, such as was…