Fox v. Triplett Auto Wrecking, Inc.

Carnie D. Fox, the appellee, in this appeal on questions of law, was seriously injured on the premises of the appellant, Triplett Auto Wrecking, Inc., when an automobile operated by one Essie Caldwell backed into Fox, crushing bim against a brick wall.

On August 13, 1960, one Joe Henderson Reed borrowed an automobile from his employer, Cornelius A. Rauh Associates, Inc., to drive to Triplett Auto Wrecking, Inc., to purchase a transmission for an old truck which Reed owned. Reed had as a passenger a Mrs. Caldwell. Upon arriving at Triplett’s place of business, he parked in such a way as to…