Dach v. General Casualty Co.

On April 9, 1940, plaintiff, an employee of the W. H. Winsted Company, was, at the direction of his employer, assisting the defendant Tollefson and his truck driver, Henthorn, in hauling tobacco from the Pool warehouse to the Winsted warehouse in the city of Viroqua. Tollefson, a licensed public carrier, furnished his truck and driver on an hourly basis. The Winsted Company had at least two' of its employees assist in loading tobacco on truck at the Pool warehouse and in unloading the tobacco at its warehouse. It was the custom of tobacco handlers such as plaintiff to ride on top of the load…