St. Pierre v. Penske Truck Leasing Corp.

On November 11, 1997, the plaintiff James St. Pierre, while walking on Washington Street in Cambridge, was struck by a vehicle driven by Carol Hunt, which was owned by the defendant, Penske Truck Leasing Corp. (“Penske”), and leased to Ms. Hunt’s employer, CMS Distribution Services, Inc. (“CMS”). There is no dispute that Ms. Hunt was an employee of CMS, and had no affiliation with Penske apart from Penske having leased to CMS the motor vehicle she was driving in the regular course of her employment.

The plaintiffs initially filed suit against both Ms. Hunt and Penske, but the case has been…