Ward v. Owensboro River Sand & Gravel Co.

STEINFELD, Judge.

AFFIRMING

William Cecil Ward, age 54, was struck and killed on a late afternoon in August 1965 by a truck owned by Owensboro River Sand and. Gravel Company (Owensboro) while- he was working for State Contracting & Stone Company (State) on a construction job and the truck was hauling material for the same project. Ward’s administratrix sued Owensboro. After she had completed the introduction of evidence, Owensboro’s motion for a directed verdict was sustained. This appeal is from a judgment dismissing. We affirm.

For many years for several employers Ward had worked, around heavy…