Allen v. Lake Catherine Footwear Corp.

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellant, as administrator of the estate of Elwood Allen, deceased, brought a wrongful death action against appellee, Lake Catherine Footwear Corporation, in the Circuit Court of Hot Spring County. Appellee operates a shoe manufacturing plant in Garland County, and J. E. Stanage held a contract with appellee to haul off waste and trash from its plant. Stanage, stipulated to be an independent contractor, hauled this waste and trash six days per week. It is also stipulated that Lake Catherine Footwear had no control over the means or methods of his operation in…