Bedford v. Herman

Plaintiff brought this action against the defendants for damages resulting from a highway accident. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants and plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff was the owner of a tractor and refrigerator trailer. The defendant Herman was the owner of a tractor and tank trailer. On October 9, 1951, plaintiff’s tractor and trailer was being driven .north on U. S. Highway No. 275 by Pete Klassen, plaintiff’s driver. An alternate driver, Norman Raymond, was sleeping at the time of the accident. The Herman tractor and trailer was being driven south on the same highway…