Jackson v. Kreeger

STEWART, Justice.

Appellant, Willie V. Jackson, brought this action against appellee, Milton Kree-ger, trading and doing business as Hanover Saw Mill, in the Henry Circuit Court to recover damages .aggregating $27,094.90 growing out of injuries received by him because of the alleged negligence of appel-lee’s truck driver, Bud Conrad. At the conclusion of Jackson’s evidence, the lower court directed the jury to find for appellee, and Jackson appeals.

In July of 1949, one Stanton Winburn was building a barn on his farm in Henry county, Kentucky. He had purchased the lumber for this structure from…