Wheeler v. Ellis

This suit was instituted by appellant against appellees, who are road contractors in Clark County, Arkansas, and appellant was employed by them to dump the trucks as they would come up to the place where gravel was to be unloaded. On the 4th day of December, 19'29, one of the employees of appellee drove his truck up to where appellant was, for appellant to dump the gravel. They were using dump trucks, and, as appellant started to unload, he released the catch or hook of the bed of the truck. The hook hung. Appellant did not know it was out of order and gave a jerk to release it and the hook…