Leo J. Ambort & Sons v. Bratton

Appellee, W. C. Bratton, operates a filling station at Arkaclelphia, Arkansas, and in connection therewith repairs automobile and truck tires. Appellant, Leo J. Ambort & Sons, is a corporation eng’aged in the fruit and vegetable produce business at Little Rock, Arkansas.

Gordon Holland, one of appellant’s truck drivers, was returning to Little Rock from Texas with a load of produce on December 29, 1948, when the inside left trailer tire became flat. Holland drove to appellee’s station and asked appellee if he could fix the flat. Upon receiving an affirmative reply, Holland parked the truck and…