Legal Opinion

Cameron v. HOOTSELL, LBR. & SUP. CO.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 5, 1956No. 40267PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.

The appellant sued the appellee for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as the result of the negligence of the appellee. It was charged in the declaration that the appellant was struck by a piece of lumber which was hurled from a passing truck of the appellee then being driven by the servant or agent of the appellee acting within the scope of his employment and in furtherance of his master’s business; that the truck was loaded with lumber which the appellee had negligently failed to make secure on the truck by the use of sides, ropes, or chains; that the truck…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kurn v. FondrenMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Alexander v. ZeiglerMississippi Supreme Court · 1904
  3. Merchants Co. v. TracyMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
  4. Gravette v. Golden Saw Mill TrustMississippi Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Mississippi Valley Gas Co. v. Estate of WalkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  2. BFGoodrich, Inc. v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Jack Cole Company and Dixie Highway Express, Inc. v. Mrs. W. H. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Pryor v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Smith v. Estate of GilbertMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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