Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Department of Transportation & Development, Office of Highways

ON REHEARING

We reinstate our original decision, reversing the judgment of the trial court. As, plaintiff in this suit, Greyhound Lines, Inc. had the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendants were liable to it. Greyhound has failed to carry its burden. The record reflects that the collision which caused the damages to Greyhound occurred due to the concurrent negligence of Gaudet and the driver of the bus.

The claim of Greyhound arises out of the following set of facts: At about 6:30 a.m. *875on the morning of August 11,1978, Jackson Gaudet’s truck and the Greyhound…