Commonwealth v. Pennzoil Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Linn,

On a clear October afternoon, defendant’s truck, weighing over a ton and loaded with three tons of gasoline, collided with a concrete post, part of the end of a state highway bridge, caromed around, turned upside down and produced a fire seriously damaging the bridge. The concrete surface of the highway as it entered the bridge was 33 feet wide. The Commonwealth sued for the cost of restoring the bridge, alleging that the damage resulted from the negligence of defendant’s truck driver. Judgment was entered on the verdict for the plaintiff. The single question for…