Georgia Kraft Co. v. Faust

Cooper, Judge.

Plaintiff, Robert Faust, sued defendant, Georgia Kraft Company, for damage done to Faust’s trailer while it was being loaded by defendant’s employees. Plaintiff obtained a jury verdict for general and punitive damages, and defendant appeals from the judgment entered thereon.

Plaintiff, the owner and operator of a tractor trailer truck, contracted with defendant to haul a load of paper. The sequence of events which led to the damage in this case occurred during a span of approximately ten hours, beginning with plaintiff’s arrival at defendant’s loading dock. Plaintiff testified…