Hobson v. Turner

Opinion op the. Court by

Judge Cammacic

Affirming.

W. J. Turner owned, and operated several trucks which were used in hauling timber to mines in the vicinity of Drift, Kentucky. He employed drivers for the trucks and helpers for the drivers. He had an arrangement with his son-in-law, William ‘ Arrowood, who operated a garage, for the latter to repair all flat tires on the trucks. Sometime prior to August, 1942, Turner employed the appellant, Leonard Hobson, as a helper on a truck driven by Ted Hall.

In August, 1942, while Hall and Hobson were using the truck, one of the tires was punctured by a…