Helton v. Stewart

On May 27, 1956, at 9:00 p. m., plaintiff and respondent Forrest M. Helton was driving a 1945 Ken-worth tractor and semitrailer easterly on the road from Westmoreland to Calipatria in Imperial County. Defendant Wilford Slaughter was driving an International military surplus truck in a westerly direction thereon. Slaughter’s truck swerved across the highway and struck plaintiff’s truck in the westbound lane, causing considerable damage to plaintiff’s truck. On inquiry from Helton, Slaughter indicated that he must have gone to sleep. The question of negligence and the amount of damages is not…