Brown v. Shirks Motor Express

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

On February 3,1955, the plaintiff, Wayne R. Brown, was flung by the spinning wheels of a tractor-trailér into the restricted. space of eight inches between the top of the tires and the body of the trailer, where, through the continued revolving of the wheels, he sustained grave injuries which included crushed facial bones, fractured jaw, stripping of teeth, optical damage, disfigurement, shock, extended hemorrhage, and mutilation. He.brought suit against the owner of the tractor-trailer, Shirks Motor Express, and the jury returned a verdict in his favor in the…