Van Wormer v. Kramer Bros. Freight Lines, Inc.

Plaintiff sued defendants to recover damages claimed to have been suffered from personal injuries resulting from a collision between motor vehicles on the public highway. From judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.

In 1935, the State authorized R. D. Baker Company, a road contractor, to construct a 10-foot paved strip on the west side of the pavement on Telegraph road which runs north and south and is a Federal and State trunk line, and to replace broken and damaged sections of the old paving. The construction job was about 11 miles long. The west shoulder of the highway was soft and…