Bobik v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

By MORGAN, J.

The Aztec Lines Inc., is a common carrier operating trucks between Chicago and Cleveland, Ohio.

Early in January, 1941, Aztec Lines Inc., entered into an “equipment agreement” with one Tom Muni, the owner of a tractor-trailer, by which Muni furnished his equipment and facilities to Aztec Lines Inc., for use in its service as an Interstate Common Carrier. The agreement provided that Aztec Lines Inc., should pay Muni “for furnishing equipment, facilities and operators thereof $40.00 per trip, plus twenty cents for each one hundred pounds over 20,000 pounds.”

John Bobik, the…