Franklin v. Gordon's Transports, Inc.

Plaintiff, a colored laborer employed by United States Army Air Forces at its intransit depot No. 7 in Shrewsbury, Louisiana, brought this suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him on March 13th, 1943, while he was engaged in assisting in the unloading of a large trailer owned by the defendant which had delivered a load of freight at the warehouse of the intransit depot. He alleged that, when the truck and trailer of the defendant arrived at the warehouse, he was instructed by his superiors to assist the crew of the truck in unloading the freight contained in the trailer…