Jablinsky v. Continental Pacific Lines, Inc.

This seems to be a case of first impression, dealing with liability by a contract carrier for injuries sustained by a United States mail clerk in the operation of a highway post office, commonly called a “Hi-Po.” (We shall use that appellation throughout the opinion.)

Each “Hi-Po” is built to the specifications of the United States Post Office Department and resembles a large bus. The one involved in this case was thirty-five feet in length, ninety inches in interior width, and in excess of seventy inches from floor to ceiling. Midway of the bus are doors directly opposite each other; the…