COURSEY v. MORGAN DRIVEWAY, INC.

Nos. 16457, 16458.

366 F.2d 504 (1966)

Armon Boyd COURSEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MORGAN DRIVEWAY, INC., Defendant-Appellant. Armon Boyd COURSEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. P. CHISM, d/b/a Arkansas Equipment Rental Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

September 29, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Lassiter, Huntingdon, Tenn., W. Kent Jones, Maddox, Maddox & Lassiter, Huntingdon, Tenn., on brief, for Morgan Driveway, Inc.

W. R. Menzies, Jr., Jackson, Tenn., Spragins, Menzies & Spragins, Jackson, Tenn., of counsel, for J. P. Chism.

Hugh K. McLean, Paris, Tenn., for appellee.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge, and MATHES, District Judge.


PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict of $40,000 rendered against two trucking companies in an action for personal injuries. The accident occurred on U. S. highway 79 at or near the Tennessee River Bridge in Henry County, Tennessee.

Appellant, Morgan Driveway, Inc., is engaged in the business of moving house trailers. Immediately prior to the accident, appellant moved across the bridge house...

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