Kreider Truck Service, Inc. v. Augustine

This case involves the question of the liability of a certificated interstate motor carrier who had leased trucks from an owner for use in interstate hauling. The accident, out of which the claims arose, occurred while the trucks were being used by the owner-lessor for its own use in purely intrastate hauling.

The plaintiff in this action, Kreider Truck Service, Inc., the lessee, filed suit in the circuit court of Madison County seeking a declaratory judgment as to its liability for injuries arising out of the accident. The trial court held that liability did not attach to Kreider despite the…