Lakatosh v. Diamond Alkali Company

LeGRAND, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether plaintiff was entitled to warning from defendants concerning possible permanent contamination of his trailer from a cargo of 2-4-D weed killer which he hauled from Newark, New Jersey, to Chicago. The trial court ruled as a matter of law that he was not. We affirm as to defendant Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. and reverse as to defendant Diamond Alkali Company.

Plaintiff owned a 35-foot trailer which he regularly used to transport fresh meat from Dubuque to New York City under a lease arrangement with Rowley Interstate Transportation Co.,…