Arkansas Natural Gas Co. v. Lee
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. R. Evans, Judge; 1. The assault was not in furtherance of the master’s business, nor within the scope of the servant’s employment. It was an independent tort. Wood on Master and Servant, § § 279, 307; 75 Atl. 277; 60 Yt. 427; 13 Atl. 569; 93 Ark. 402; 97 Id. 24; 60 Yt. 427; 13 Atl. 569; 162 Mass. 319; 75 Ark. 579; 77 Id. 606; 20 Tex. 191; 95 Id. 534; etc.
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Appeal from Hot Spring Circuit Court; W. R. Evans, Judge; 1. The assault was not in furtherance of the master’s business, nor within the scope of the servant’s employment. It was an independent tort. Wood on Master and Servant, § § 279, 307; 75 Atl. 277; 60 Yt. 427; 13 Atl. 569; 93 Ark. 402; 97 Id. 24; 60 Yt. 427; 13 Atl. 569; 162 Mass. 319; 75 Ark. 579; 77 Id. 606; 20 Tex. 191; 95 Id. 534; etc. Snyder and Bronsell were vice-principals, charged with the duty -of superintendence. Lee was under their direction and control. When Snyder ordered Lee to come from Malvern to inspect the work of Cook…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The plaintiff, T. B. Lee, sues to recover compensation for personal injuries received while he was an employee of the defendant, Arkansas Natural Gas Company, .and this is an appeal from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor. Defendant was engaged in constructing a gas pipe line from the oil fields in Louisiana to the city of Little Rock, and plaintiff and one Bronsell were both employees of the defendant. Bronsell made an assault upon plaintiff' at Hope, Arkansas, and inflicted serious personal injuries. Plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a superintendent of telephone construction, it…
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