Barteck v. Rotter

This case involves the same state of facts as that involved in Hefele v. Rotter, ante, p. 300, 222 N. W. 220, decided herewith. The plaintiff, Barteck, was a passenger in the automobile driven by Hefele, the plaintiff in that other action. The two cases were tried together. So far as the questions relating to the negligence of the plaintiff and the defendant Rotter are concerned, this case is ruled by that decision.

The case presents the further question whether the insurance carrier of the defendant Rotter, the Inter-State Exchange, could be made a party to the action against defendant Rotter…