Lee Posner v. Paul's Trucking Service, Inc.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant, following jury verdict in a negligence action. The accident happened on the Massachusetts Turnpike during a foggy day when the driver-owner of a tractor-trailer, one Hoefle, fell asleep at the wheel and the truck collided with an automobile parked on the breakdown lane. Plaintiff, a passenger in the automobile, suffered serious injuries and (with her husband) brought this action against defendant, Paul’s Trucking Service, Inc. (Paul’s).

Paul’s was a transportation broker, with its office in Chicago. It owned and operated no…