Beglinger v. Shield

We shall refer to Nick Beglinger as the “plaintiff,” to the United Pacific Casualty Insurance Company as the “Insurance Company,” to the Shield Transportation Company as the “Stage Company,” and to the Union Transfer Company as the “Truck Company. ’ ’

On August 9, 1929, the plaintiff became a passenger for hire on a bus or stage operated by the Stage Company, intending to travel from Seattle to Auburn. The stage was running in a southerly direction over a macadamized arterial highway known as the. “Valley highway.” The Truck Company was running its truck in an easterly direction on the…