Ellsworth v. LUDWIG, ETC.

— This action arose in the Elkhart Circuit Court and involves a suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff-appellant, Barbara Ellsworth.

It appears from the record that appellant’s husband, Kenneth Ellsworth, was well known in the community for his ability to consume alcoholic beverages, and he was known to exhibit this proclivity during working hours at his place of employment. Kenneth was employed as a truck driver by Le Roy Ludwig, the defendant-appellee. The defendant, now deceased, did business under the name of “Service Coal Company” in Elkhart, Indiana.…