Clark v. Young

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court entered upon a jury verdict for plaintiff. The facts are these:

Appellee, Billy Young, was employed as a warehouse leadman by Robintech, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic water pipes in Springfield, Kentucky. On November 24, 1980, Robintech had contracted with appellant/MTC, Inc., d/b/a Mercer Transportation Company (Mercer), a common carrier (49 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq. [1982]), to pick up a truckload of pipes for transport to a Robintech customer. To do the job, Mercer, in turn, entered into a lease agreement for a…