Bouchard v. Sicard

In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him in falling from a load of straw and he contends that the defendant’s negligence was the sole cause of that accident. The defendant had a verdict and judgment below and the case is here on the plaintiff’s exceptions.

In his declaration, among other things, the plaintiff alleges the following facts. On or about November 7, 1942, the defendant sold a load of straw to the plaintiff. The defendant was to use his truck to transport the straw from his place to the plaintiff’s premises and the…