Vietti v. Hines

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment in an action for personal injuries, the cause having been tried by the court without a jury.

On April 16, 1918, plaintiff, a woodcutter, employed by Lamoine Lumber Company, at Lamoine, was visiting in Redding. He went to Redding, he testified, to take a “couple of days’ lay-off.” At about 5 o’clock that evening he received a telegram recalling him to Lamoine. The telegram read: “Lamoine, California, 9:08 A. M. April 16th, 1918. A. Vietti, care of B. Vietti, Redding, California. Come up at once. We found several mistakes in the bill. Cannot…