Harper Motor Lines, Inc. v. Roling

Grice, Justice.

Was the motor common carrier’s liability insurer properly joined as a defendant in these actions for personal injuries against the motor carrier and its driver?

The plaintiffs contend that our statutes authorize such joinder here because this motor carrier was qualified and certified for intrastate as well as for interstate commerce. But the defendants assert that they do not authorize it here, where the motor carrier, although qualified and certified for both intrastate and interstate commerce, was actually operating solely in interstate commerce at the time of the injury sued…