Rodgers v. Jackson Brewing Company

HALE, Justice.

Appellant, A. C. Rodgers, brought this suit against Jackson Brewing Company, Emmitt Wishert and Homer Cabbott for the recovery of damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been negligently inflicted upon him. He alleged that on December 27,'1954, he was an employee of Wishert, a distributor of Jax beer, residing at Karnes City, Texas, and as such he was driving a truck belonging to Wishert from New Orleans, Louisiana to Kennedy, Texas, the trailer attached to the truck being loaded with beer ; that while he was proceeding in a northerly direction along the highway…