Swenson v. Hampton

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries and property damage brought by the appellee, a retired army colonel. At about midday on January 14, 1966, on a highway in Crittenden county, Colonel Hampton met a tractor-trailer rig being driven by the defendant Swenson for .his employer, the defendant Monroe. As the two vehicles approached each other a large inflated spare tire fell from the trailer and struck the plaintiff’s radiator with great force, inflicting the injuries complained of. In the court below the defendants filed a general denial but offered no proof, so…