Keely v. Arkansas Motor Freight Lines, Inc.

WESTHUES, Judge.

Plaintiff Robert J. Keely was injured when a car he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer combination driven ‘by defendant Roy Richardson. The car driven by Keely was owned by his employer, Consolidated Electric Lamp Company. The tractor-trailer was owned by defendant Arkansas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., employer of defendant Roy Richardson.

Keely, in the present suit, asked $7,500 damages as compensation for personal injuries and the Electric Company asked $800 for the damages to the car. Arkansas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., and Richardson were named as defendants. A jury…