Schreppel v. Campbell Sixty-Six Express, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This action was commenced against a truck line to recover damages occasioned by delay in transporting a shipment of freight. The plaintiffs, Tom and Rudy Schreppel, prevailed in the court below and the defendant, Campbell Sixty-six Express, Inc., has appealed.

Evidence introduced on behalf of the plaintiffs showed that the two Schreppel brothers, in addition to operating a business in Oswego, Kansas, engaged in custom combining during harvest time; that in July, 1965, Rudy was in charge of the combining operations; that approximately July…