Thatcher v. Pierce

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellee was the owner of a number of motor trucks leased or hired, used in connection with the improvement of the Perry Highway, to haul material from a tipple in Kerrtown, Crawford County, to a concrete mixer, the work being done under contract with the Divine Construction Company. The trucks had just finished a similar engagement at Smethport and Kane. One of the trucks struek plaintiff’s husband, killing him. The court below directed the jury to find for defendant in the action for damages, and this appeal followed.

In passing on the record before us,…