Moore v. United States Truck Co.

Plaintiff, while riding in an automobile driven by Hilton Moran, was injured in a rear-end collision with a stalled truck with trailers standing upon a highway. She brought suit against Moran and the owner of the truck, charging Moran with gross and wanton and wilful negligence in operating Ms car, and the truck company with negligence in parking the truck upon the highway without a rear light. The accident happened about 10 o’clock at night.

At the close of plaintiff’s proofs the court held that no case had been made against Moran under the guest act (1 Comp. Laws 1929, § 4648), but let the…