Withey v. Hammond Lumber Co.

WILLIS, J., pro tem.

This action was brought by plaintiff against Hammond Lumber Company, a corporation, J. W. MacDonald and C. W. Driver, individually and doing business under the firm name of MacDonald and Driver, and John Doe. The latter appeared and answered in the person of L. J. McCormick, an employee of Hammond Lumber Company. The complaint in its essentials alleged that while plaintiff was walking on a sidewalk the defendants negligently drove and operated a large lumber truck in and upon the sidewalk, striking plaintiff and causing the injuries complained of and for which damages are…