MacK v. Davis

Leon Mack brought this suit as father and next friend of his son, William Mack, then a minor and now an adult, and herein called plaintiff, to recover for injuries sustained by the latter while driving a tractor for, and owned by, the defendant, Kenneth Davis. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The court entered judgment on the verdict and the plaintiff appealed.

The plaintiff was injured on June 27, 1961 and at the time was 17 years of age. He had previously done very little farm work and, for all practical purposes, was completely inexperienced in operating a tractor. He had a…