Arkansas Drilling Co. v. Gross

This suit was commenced in the Ouachita Circuit Court 'by the appellee, who alleged that, while in the employ of the appellant, he was injured by reason of appellant’s negligence. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the appellee for $5,000, from which an appeal has been duly prosecuted. The injury was alleged to have occurred on the 15th day of July, 1928, and the case was tried on December 7, 1928.

The appellant was engaged in drilling an oil well in Ouachita County, and had a crew of men working under the direction of one Louis St. Vine, as driller or foreman. The appellee was a…