Rithmiller v. Keenan

On August 14, 1950, George Rithmiller was engaged in farming and livestock raising. He employed John H. Keenan who was operating a trucking business in the neighborhood in which Rithmiller lived to haul some hogs to a Peoria market; Keenan came to the home of Rithmiller for the purpose of loading the hogs; Keenan before he arrived at the Rithmiller farm, had picked up some other livestock, including a cow and three calves he had in his trailer truck. Keenan opened the rear door to the trailer and Rithmiller got into the back of the truck to keep the cow and calves from going out of the back…