Voss Truck Lines, Inc. v. Pike

Plaintiffs-appellees (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs), Voss Truck Lines, Inc. and Harold Curtis, brought suit in the circuit court of Sangamon county against Louis Pike, d/b/a Pike Truck Lines and Wilma Howard, Administrator of the estate of Erthel J. Howard, deceased (hereinafter referred to as defendant), to recover for certain property damage resulting from a collision between the truck of defendant, Louis Pike, and a tractor-trailer unit owned by the plaintiffs. The accident occurred on H. S. Route 66 in McLean county.

The complaint, consisting of two counts, was filed August 10,…