Switzer v. Aldrich

Early in the morning of November 24, 1950, on Eoute 17 between the villages of Addison and Woodhull, in Steuben County, defendant negligently drove a panel truck partially onto the shoulder of the road and struck several men, who had set out on a hunting trip, one of whom was Charles Switzer. Twelve hours later, Switzer died of injuries resulting from the accident.

Four days previously, on November 20, 1950, defendant Stiker, an automobile dealer, had sold this truck under a contract of conditional sale to defendant Lester Aldrich and Carrie Aldrich, his mother, both of whom signed as…