Sims v. R. D. Brooks, Inc.

Plaintiff, Daniel R. Sims, was charged with the crime of rape in Chicago in July, 1966, and released on bond pending trial thereon in October, 1966. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to serve 10-12 years, sometime in 1967, but was again released on bond pending appeal.

He began work with the defendant R. D. Brooks, Inc. in Grand Rapids on or about the first of December, 1967, as a concrete helper doing heavy labor in the pouring and finishing of cement. On December 5, 1967 while pushing a wheelbarrow loaded with wet cement plaintiff suffered an injury to his lower back when he attempted to…