Baugh v. Branum

On July 80, 1960, the appellants, Donald Baugh and Gale Baugh, employed the appellee, Robert Branum, to perform a welding operation on an oil drum. When appellee’s torch made contact with a metal bracket extending upward from the top of said oil drum, an explosion occurred causing injury to appellee.

The primary issues presented in the trial court revolved around the question of the appellants’ alleged negligence and the appellee’s alleged contributory negligence and alleged assumption of risk. These issues were raised in the testimony of both the appellants and the appellee, as well as other…