Sisson v. . Royster

A collision of oil trucks on the highway near Maxton, North Carolina, resulted disastrously. Plaintiffs’ truck and trailer were badly battered, and defendants’ truck and trailer loaded with gasoline were set on fire, the truck destroyed, the contents consumed, and the driver burned to death. This occurred on the night of 19 April, 1946. On 26 April, following, plaintiffs entered suit against defendants for injury to their truck, and the defendants by answer set up their claim for damages against the plaintiffs by way of counterclaim, alleging negligence on the part of plaintiffs’ driver. The…