Westfall v. Lorenzo Gin Company

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

J. M. Henslee sued C. C. Westfall and Garland Wayne Cox for damages caused by a collision between a truck driven by Cox, who was an employee of Westfall, and a truck driven by Henslee. Henslee alleged the truck he was driving was owned by his employer, the Lorenzo Gin Company. He prayed for judgment against Westfall and Cox, jointly and severally. Westfall and Cox answered, among other things, that the -collision was caused by the negligence of Henslee and they filed a cross claim.against the Lorenzo Gin Company, which they alleged was the employer of Henslee. They…