Nungaray v. Pleasant Valley Lima Bean Growers & Warehouse Ass'n

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by defendants from a judgment for plaintiff entered on a jury verdict in an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of defendants’ negligence.

On November 9,1953, plaintiff, employed by James Brucker, drove a 2%-ton truck loaded with lima beans to the warehouse of defendant Pleasant Valley for the purpose of delivering the beans to the warehouse. The truck had 10 wheels, two in front and eight in the rear; the rear wheels were flexible wheels, i.e., they would be raised above the front wheels if they were on a bump; the body had a…