Currier v. Abbott

A major issue presented by these actions relates to instructions to the jury as to the respective liabilities of Currier and Abbott for the conduct of Pratt, the operator of the Currier truck. This truck, with the driver, was rented by Currier to Abbott. Both Currier and Abbott were general contractors. Abbott was engaged under a contract with the State in rebuilding a section of the highway known as Route 10 between Hanover and Lyme. At the time of the accident Pratt was engaged in hauling gravel from a gravel pit to the construction site in the truck owned by Currier. Hutchins was similarly…