Hacker v. Brookover Feed Yard, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This is a common-law action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Charles Hacker, when he was struck by a scoop, or shovel, attached to a caterpillar tractor being operated by an employee of the defendant, Brookover Feed Yard, Inc. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Judgment was entered on the verdict and this appeal followed. For convenience we will refer to the parties either as plaintiff and defendant, or by name, as Hacker and Brook-over.

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