D. M. Bare Paper Co. v. Steward

Opinion by

Ervin, P. J.,

The D. M. Bare Paper Company, appellant, owner of a plant, instituted an action in trespass against Glenn McChessney, a truck driver and one of the appellees, and his employer, C. E. Steward, the other appellee, for damages sustained while the appellant’s plant operations were suspended for a period of two and one-half hours. It was stipulated that the damages were $5,000.00 in amount. The plant stoppage was caused when the truck driver struck a guy wire attached to a utility pole some 500 yards from appellant’s plant. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the…