Alexander v. Cheek

LONG, Justice.

Roy Cheek instituted this suit against L. P. Alexander for personal injuries sustained by him on March 31, 1950. C. E. Cheek, father of Roy Cheek, on said date, was engaged in operating a lumber yard in the.City of Abilene. L. P. Alexander was éngáged'as a trucking contractor in said city. On this date Alexander rented to the lumber company a winch truck with a driver for the purpose of unloading from another truck a load of bundled lumber and re-stácking same in the lumber yard. For this service Cheek Lumber Company paid Alexander the sum of $10. Roy Cheek and his…