Supreme Court of Kansas November 6, 1920, No. 22,565 (Bowers v. Mildren)

lead-opinion

*585The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is an action for damages by an employee against his employer because of injuries sustained through the breaking of a rope on a drilling rig.

The defendant owned a rig for drilling oil wells. He had a foreman in charge of its operations. The plaintiff was employed as a “tool dresser” around and about the machine.