Otis v. Parrott

Albert Otis of Crestón, Iowa, was a truck driver operating a transport truck owned by Ivan Parrott. This truck was leased to Brady Transfer & Storage Company of Fort Dodge, Iowa. On January 4, 1939, Otis was engaged in hauling a load of oysters in this truck from Baltimore, Maryland, to Omaha, Nebraska. When he reached a point near Cumberland, Maryland, the truck went out of control, turned over on its side, and Otis was injured. He sustained a broken leg and arm and other injuries and was taken to the Memorial Hospital in Cumberland, where he remained until February-12, 1939. When discharged…