Towt v. Pope

Defendant was sued by plaintiff, an employee of Yinnell Company, a corporation, for damages arising out of an industrial injury in its steel plant. Pope, vice president of the corporation, was sued individually although Yinnell Company was not joined as a party defendant, plaintiff having exhausted his remedies against it under the compensation provisions of the Labor Code. The matter was heard by a jury and, at the conclusion of plaintiff’s ease, defendant’s motion for a judgment of nonsuit was granted. It is from this judgment plaintiff appeals.

Taking all of the evidence in favor of…