Yates v. Phillips ( 1918 )

Mr. Justice Carnes

delivered the opinion of the court.

3. Masted and sebvant, § 717^* — when question for jury whether master negligent in failing to warn servant of intention to let loose of rope attached, to eolt. It was a question for the jury, in an action by a servant against his master for personal injuries, alleged to be due to the master letting loose, without warning, of a rope with which they were taking a large, unbroken colt out of a barn, as the result of which the rope became wrapped about one of the servant’s legs and threw it against a post, whether the letting loose of the rope without warning was something that an ordinarily prudent man would not have done under the same or similar circumstances. 4. Tbial, § 199* — when refusal to direct verdict is proper. It is proper to refuse to direct a verdict, in an action for personal injuries, where the evidence is conflicting. 5. Negligence, § 133* — when defendant may prove part of charge. In actions for torts, plaintiff may prove part of his charge if there be enough proof to sustain it. 6. Pleading, § 183* — what defect must be taken advantage of by special demurrer. If a count in a declaration avers different sets of facts, either of which will justify a recovery, advantage of that defect must be taken by special demurrer. 7. Instbuctions, § 151* — when refusal proper. It is not error to refuse requested instructions covered by the main charge. 8. Masted and sebvant, § 799* — when instruction on liability of master letting loose of rope attached to unbroken colt without warning employee is properly refused. An instruction, in an action by a servant against his employer to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to be due to the master letting loose, without warning, of a rope with which they were taking a large, unbroken colt out of a barn, as the result of which the rope at once wrapped around plaintiffs leg, causing it to be thrown against a post, that if at the time and under the circumstances a reasonable and prudent man in the place of defendant would have believed there was danger in longer holding onto the rope, then the defendant, if he acted on a fear of receiving great bodily injury and released his hold, would not be liable for damages to the plaintiff as the result of his letting go the rope, was properly refused.

Niehaus, J., took no part.