Pickering v. Simpkins

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The cases arise from a collision of motor trucks on the afternoon of October 28, 1935, between Earlington and Dawson Springs. One truck was owned by J. A. Simpkins and driven by A. K. Sexton. The other was owned by William Gr. Pickering, doing business as the Merchants Service Line, and was driven by Virgil Francis. With Francis in the cab were his wife and a negro named Merriwether. The latter was killed and the others injured. Simpkins and Sexton filed suits against Pickering and he counterclaimed for damages to his machine. .The cases…