Jarrell v. Ewing

The plaintiff, S. R. Jarrell, a carpenter, while employed by the defendant, F. C. Ewing, and engaged in repairing a building belonging to the latter, received an injury arising out of his employment, which resulted in the loss of the distal and part of the proximal phalanx of the thumb of his left hand, for which he instituted this suit to recover compensation under the Employers’ Liability Statute, and he appeals from a judgment rejecting his demands.

In addition to the facts stated above, the evidence establishes that the defendant was a physician, engaged in the practice of his profession,…