Tremeroli v. Austin Trailer Equipment Co.

This action was instituted by Johnny Tremeroli, doing business as Johnny’s Trucking Service, against Austin Trailer Equipment Company, a Michigan corporation that manufactures trailer equipment and parts, and Utility Trailer Sales Company, a partnership that sells and installs trucking equipment, to recover damages for losses alleged to have occurred when a tractor and semitrailer of plaintiff were involved in an accident. The accident is alleged to have been caused by reason of the breaking of a portion of a so-called fifth wheel, the device which connects and holds the tractor and…