Shatto v. Grabin

Appellee, Robert Shatto, a farm laborer, 31 years of age, was ordered by his employer, Mr. Quinlan, to assist in stacking hay upon a farm owned and operated by Roy Willey. Jerry Donda and appellant, Frank Grabin, a neighboring farmer, also assisted Willey in the work. The hay was placed upon the stack by an overshot haystacker owned by Mr. Willey. This stacker elevated the hay in a cradle, attached to the end of a frame, which was hoisted and lowered by means of a rope or cable running through blocks and pulleys.

Appellant operated a horse-drawn sweep rake, which gathered the hay from the…