Fries v. Holland Hitch Company

This is an action to recover for injuries to a tractor rig and for other incidental damages allegedly caused by the failure of a trailer hitch manufactured by defendant. The hitch, a so-called “fifth wheel assembly” failed allegedly because of inferior cold rolled steel used in its manufacture. As a result of the failure, a trailer while being hauled broke loose and rolled over taking the tractor rig into the ditch with it. Damages were claimed for .injury to both vehicles along with costs of renting equipment to salvage the cargo being hauled and for other losses of use of the damaged…