RINGSBYT TRUCK LINES, INC. v. Bradfield

This case arose out of a collision between a pick-up truck and a “semi” tractor pulling two trailers. The collision occurred in Utah on the south two lanes of Interstate Highway 80, which were temporarily being used for two-way traffic while the north two lanes were being resurfaced. Bradfield, the driver of a pick-up truck, and his insurer, the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford), were the plaintiffs, Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc. (Ringsby), owner of the tractor and two trailers, and Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co. (Kiewit), contractor for the highway resurfacing, were the defendants.

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