Hoover Lines, Inc. v. Whitaker

B. A. Whitaker, a citizen and resident of Greene County, instituted this suit, in the Second Circuit Court of Knox County on January 13, 1937, against the Hoover Lines, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries. The case was tried to a jury which found in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant and assessed plaintiff’s damages at $4,000. Its motion for a new trial being overruled, the defendant below, Hoover Lines, Inc., has appealed in error to this court and assigned errors.

Plaintiff was injured on October 4, 1935, when a truck owned by the Hoover Lines, Inc., and operated by…