Ford & Son Sanitary Co. v. Ransom

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

Ford & Son Sanitary Company (a partnership composed of Reuben and George Ford) was engaged in hauling garbage in Hot Springs, and in that business operated several large trucks. The truck concerned in this case had a metal body several feet high, and was seven feet, two inches in width. At the rear of the vehicle there were swinging doors or tail gates two feet high. About 3:30 p. m. on May 26, 1947, the appellee, Mrs. Ransom, was standing in the street near the curb on Park Avenue in Hot Springs, and was struck by the swinging door or tail gate of the said garbage…