Platt v. Big Four Ice & Cold Storage Co.

D, A. Platt brought this suit against E. O. Baughn, the Geyser Ice Company, the Big Four lee & Cold Storage Company, and others to recover damages for personal injuries. The two named ice companies jointly maintained an ice wharf in East Waco where ice was sold and delivered to customers to be carried away by them. Baughn drove his automobile up to the wharf and purchased one hundred pounds of ice. The agent of the ice companies, who will hereafter be referred to as the agent, in keeping with the custom, placed the one hundred pound block of ice on the running board of the car, and tied it to…