Haraway v. Mance

The appellee, Henry Manee, was a negro laborer who lived in the city of West Helena and was employed as a cotton picker on the farm operated by the appellant, A1 Haraway, and a Mr. Latten, which farm was about forty miles from Helena. Haraway owned a Model A, iy2-tori Ford truck which was used to haul cotton pickers from their homes to the plantation and return. This truck was operated by a negro, Granville Shields, who was hired by Haraway to secure cotton pickers, telling them how much they would receive for their work and transporting them to and from the plantation.

On the morning of the…