Tackett v. Gilmer

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

George A. Tackett, appellant herein, was injured on May 13, 1970 while operating a John Deere tractor. The chisel plow being pulled by the tractor struck an underground stump, breaking, being pulled up onto the tractor, and injuring Tackett. A bolt from the plow also struck appellant in the forehead. This accident occurred on land known as the Glenn Bostic Farm which was being leased and farmed by Roy Crawford. At the time of the incident, Tackett was an employee of James Dorthan Gilmer, appellee herein. Gilmer, also a farmer, and Crawford, for several years,…