Ramsey v. Coldwater Cattle Co.

CHAPMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal by Buck Ramsey, plaintiff below, from a judgment for Coldwater Cattle Company, Inc. based upon a verdict instructed by the court after the plaintiff had introduced his testimony and rested his case.

It is a common law action arising out of an injury suffered by appellant in his capacity as a cowboy employee for appellee, Coldwater Cattle Company, Inc., a cattle ranching corporation. Appellant was employed in about July 1962 as a cowboy for appellee. Bob Brandenburg was general manager of the corporation, but Tim Ke-gans was the foreman in charge of getting…