Walker Fertilizer Co. v. Cole

The plaintiff in error, as plaintiff in the circuit court, recovered by a verdict against the defendants for the wrongful death of Willie Walker at the conclusion of a trial of issues formed by the second count of the declaration and defendants’ three pleas.

Substance of the initial pleading was that Walker, while employed by the fertilizer company, received injuries because of the careless operation of an automobile, owned by Mary E. Cole and driven by her husband, which struck the rear end of .the company’s truck, as it was parked on a highway, forcing the truck over Walker, who stood in its…