Mayala v. Underwood Veneer Co.

Defendant reviews judgment for $7,866.15 in favor of plaintiff on trial before the court without a jury.

Plaintiff had a contract to haul logs for defendant. After hauling for two days he was injured on October 3, 1935. His hauling- outfit consisted of a truck with a platform on the rear end, supporting a bunk, and a two-wheeled trailer with a bunk on it, attached to the truck by a gooseneck reach. A hinged stake was on each end of the bunks. Tie chains ran from bolts located on the inside and toward the center of the bunks.

The logs were loaded by means of a gasoline jammer, a sort of crane,…