CATES v. BROWN

No. 82-167.

645 S.W.2d 658 (1983)

278 Ark. 242

Billy H. CATES and Sandra Cates, and W.J. Hightower, Appellants, v. Roy BROWN and Gaylor Thomas, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy Jones, Jr., P.A., Conway, for appellants.

Laser, Sharp, Haley, Young & Huckabay, P.A., Little Rock, for appellees.


DUDLEY, Justice.

The issues in this case are governed by the law of torts. Appellee Roy Brown was the operator of a logging truck belonging to appellee Gaylor Thomas. The truck held a full cargo of pulpwood logs on its bed and was parked unattended on a descending slope in a line of trucks to be unloaded at the Arkansas Kraft Corporation in Conway. One of the appellants, Billy H. Cates, a carpenter, was engaged in construction work downhill from the unloading area...

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