American Steel & Wire Co. v. Keefe

Citations

• 165 F. 189
• 91 C.C.A. 223
• 1908 U.S. App. LEXIS 4746

Syllabus

<p>Master akb Servant (§ 108*) — Master’s Liability jtor Injury to Servant— Incompetent Fellow Servant.</p> <p>A master is not relieved from liability for an injury to a servant, through the act of an incompetent fellow servant, retained with knowledge of his incompetency, because such act was directly contrary to orders given him, where it ivas also an act which would not have been done by a competent person, although no such order had been given.</p> <p>IlOd. Note. — For other cases, see Master and Servant, Cent. Dig. §§ 331-331; Dec. I>ig. § 1(58.*]</p>