Olson v. Hector Construction Co. Inc.

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Plaintiff was hurt and his automobile was badly wrecked in a collision with a large truck owned by defendant then being operated by one of its employes while in the performance of a resurfacing job on state highway No. 75 a few miles south of Canby. Plaintiff failed to convince the trial court that he had made a case, for when both parties rested it instructed the jury to return a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial being denied, he appeals.

As indicated above, defendant is engaged in the business of constructing highways and, in connection…