Rudco Oil & Gas Co. v. Lofland

This is an action for wrongful death instituted by the administrator against intestate’s former employer. The parties will be referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court. The plaintiff sought recovery on grounds of negligence, that the defendant failed to exercise reasonable care in furnishing the deceased a safe place to work and reasonably safe machinery and appliances with which to do the work and reasonably competent servants to assist him in the work.

The defendant was the owner and operator of certain leasehold estate for oil and gas purposes in Seminole county, Okla., and the…