Vitaioli v. Berklund

On December 3, 1938, plaintiff was walking in a southerly direction on the shoulder of a highway in the city of Iron Mountain. Defendant Otto Ruttner was proceeding in the same direction with a logging truck which carried project ing bunks. One of the bunks struck plaintiff, fracturing his left arm and inflicting other injuries.

Defendant Berklund was engaged in the logging-business near Amasa. Defendant Ruttner had been hired by him to haul logs from his camp to Sagola, a distance of about 30 miles. Ruttner was to furnish his own truck and trailer and pay for his own gasoline. His pay was to…