Ferguson v. Provident Life & Accident Ins.

Appellant’s decedent was engaged, at the time of his death, in the business of moving small houses, for which purpose he was using a vehicular contrivance which, for want of a better name, we may call a trailer. It consisted of six strong wheels operating upon large axles, and the device was of such character that a small house could be loaded upon it, and the house could be moved along the public highways by attaching two tractors as the motive power. While operating this contrivance with a house loaded upon it, appellant’s decedent was run over by the trailer and was killed. The accident…