Hamilton v. Redeman

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the circuit court, entered against him in a personal injury action after a jury had returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. At the time of his injury the plaintiff was a general farm hand upon the defendant’s ranch. He was injured by a cave-in which occurred in a gravel pit to which he had been sent by the defendant to obtain gravel for use upon the latter’s ranch. The complaint averred that the gravel pit was an unsafe place for the performance of plaintiff’s labor.

The defendant presents 34 assignments of error. The contention which…