Young v. Hearin Tank Lines, Inc.

I am unable to agree with the majority that Burnel Ardoin was a “borrowed servant” of Hearin Tank Lines, and thus that his negligence renders the defendant liable in damages to plaintiff.

The evidence shows that Ardoin was a regular employee of Reddell Creosote Company. This company was engaged in creosoting lumber, and in connection with that business it acquired creosote and stored it in tanks on the company premises until needed. The defendant, Hearin Tank Lines, is a trucking company, and as a part of its business it transports and makes deliveries of liquids, including creosote, by means…