Steele v. Wells

COMBS, Justice.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries. Appellant, William Steele, was plaintiff and appellee, W. C. Wells, was defendant in the trial court and we will refer to these parties as plaintiff and defendant.

At the time of his injury plaintiff was a W. P. A. worker, employed on a project near the town of China, which project was sponsored by Jefferson County and the work was being done by the W. P. A. County commissioner, Ben Shipley, in whose precinct the work was being done, contracted with defendant W. C. Wells to furnish a truck and driver to transport the workers to…