Lack Singletree Co. v. Cherry

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Miller

Affirming.

The appellant operates a factory in which it makes singletree clips. George Koemer worked as a moulder for the appellant, and the appellee, W. W. Cherry, was his “shifter” or assistant.

Koerner’s duties required him to carry the molten metal from the place where it was melted, and pour it into moulds; and, it was Cherry’s duty to shift the moulds from one place to another, after they were filled with the molten metal, as the necessities of the work required.

The petition alleges that Koerner was so incompetent and negligent by reason of his…