Humphrey v. Terry

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict for $10,000 in favor of plaintiff for injuries caused by falling steel plates on a truck being unloaded.

The plaintiff, Thomas Humphrey, was an assistant driver or helper on a truck operated by a motor freight transport company, which is not a party to this suit. At the time, the truck was delivering a quantity of steel to a yard in Carmi operated by defendants. Upon arrival at the yard, it was found that the steel to be there delivered was under six other heavy steel plates, intended for delivery at another city. It became necessary to move these…