Elrod v. Anchor Duck Mills

This is a suit against the Anchor Duck Mills, a corporation, and also its assistant superintendent, Hart, for damages from alleged severe leg and body injuries on account of being knocked down by Hart’s automobile. The petition alleged that Hart drove his car against the plaintiff not only negligently, but also deliberately, wilfully, maliciously, and intentionally, while the plaintiff was standing on the city sidewalk in front of the entrance gate to the mill property. There was no demurrer to the petition. The answers of the defendants denied liability, and set up that, if the plaintiff was…