Archer Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Dodys

Hall, Judge.

1. The allegations and evidence showed that the defendant’s truck was parked next to the curb near a marked pedestrian crosswalk with a pipe, of a dull gray color, tied to the top of the truck extending into the crosswalk. The plaintiff came out of a laundry and cleaning establishment with the purpose of going to a customer’s car, and when she stepped into the crosswalk she collided with the pipe, which struck and injured her eye. The petition alleged that the defendant was negligent in failing to place a flag or other warning device on the pipe; in parking the truck within 15…