Caldwell Oil Co. v. Hickman

This is an appeal from an order overruling a motion to vacate and set aside a default judgment. The following is the history of the case:

On October 11, 1923, Frank and Annie Hickman, husband and wife, and Frank Hickman as next friend of their minor son, Hubert Hickman, sued Caldwell Oil Company, a corporation, for damages for personal .injuries sustained’by Hubert Hickman while in its employ a's' a derrickman drilling an oil well. He was injured by falling 70 feet from the elevator of the derrick to the derrick floor, which injuries were alleged to be serious and permanent, and the direct and…