Teegerstrom v. H. J. Jeffries Truck Line, Inc.

The estate of Daniel W. Teegerstrom, deceased, brought a wrongful death action against appellants, H. J. Jeffries Truck Line, Inc., and Raymond E. Mansfield. Jeffries Truck Line and Mansfield filed a third-party claim for indemnity or contribution from the decedent’s host driver, appellee and cross-appellant Warren L. Carlson. Carlson in turn filed a counterclaim against Jeffries Truck Line and Mansfield. At the close of all the evidence the trial court dismissed both the third-party claim and the counterclaim. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On May 19, 1978, Daniel Teegerstrom was a…