Peters v. Consolidated Freight Lines, Inc.

This is an action by H. D. Peters to recover damages from Consolidated Freight Lines, Inc., a corporation, for personal injuries suffered in a collision between a truck driven by the plaintiff (respondent) and a truck and trailer owned by the defendant (appellant) and driven by its agent, L. D. Malm. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant has appealed.

The accident occurred in Deschutes county, Oregon, on The Dalles-California highway. The plaintiff was driving in a southerly direction and defendant’s truck was being driven in a northerly direction. The plaintiff alleged, in his…