LAWS AFFECTING LAND AND LABOR 



condition and must not expose his workmen 

 to risks not incident to the employment for 

 which they are hired. 



The farmer is liable in damages for the 

 acts of his workmen which are within the 

 scope of their employment, although the 

 authority may not have been expressly con- 

 ferred. "He who acts by another acts him- 

 self." In case one is sued for the acts of his 

 employee, the burden is upon him to prove 

 that the act of the workman was without 

 authority, expressed or implied. 



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