Roche v. Floral Rental Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gaulkin, S. J. A. D.

Plaintiff’s decedent was killed when his car collided on the New Jersey end of the George Washington Bridge with a truck driven by defendant Burzo. The truck was leased by U. S. W. Meat Packing Corporation, Burzo’s employer, from Floral Rental Corporation. Floral had purchased the vehicle, an International Harvester truck *557with, refrigerated body, from Gartrell Motors, Ine. Gartrell had purchased the truck chassis from International Harvester Co. and had hired J. C. Truck Equipment, Inc. (hereafter J. 0.) to install thereon a…