Walker v. Farley

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing in in part and affirming in part.

On Sunday afternoon, June 21, 1947, an automobile owned by Jesse Walker and driven by his son, Franklin Walker, struck the rear end of a truck driven by Earl Acuff and careened to the left into the path of a pick-up truck approaching from the opposite direction owned and driven by Bradley Farley. The Farley truck was badly damaged in the collision with the Walker car, and Farley brought an action against Jesse Walker, the owner, and Franklin Walker, the driver, to recover $400, the alleged damages to his truck, and…