Crew v. Nelson

Virginia Nelson, while riding as a guest passenger in a truck driven by Charles W. Crew, was badly injured when that vehicle ran into the rear of a tractor trailer truck owned and operated by Brooks Transportation Company, Incorporated, driven by its employee, James H. Brown, and which had come to a stop on the paved portion of the highway.

To recover damages for the injuries sustained, Miss Nelson instituted an action at law against Brooks Transportation Company, Incorporated, Brown and Crew. Since she was a guest passenger in the truck driven by Crew, her action against him was predicated…