Bagley v. Burkholder

The plaintiff on January 14, 1955, was a truck driver employed by Peerless Motor Lines (hereinafter called Peerless). The defendant was employed by Hartmann, Inc., as a driver. Both the plaintiff and the defendant were on the premises of a truck terminal engaged in the business of their respective employers. At the terminal, Peerless then had a trailer backed up to a loading platform with no tractor attached. “It was the plaintiff’s duty to close the rear doors of this . . . trailer and lock them for the night. In order to do this it was necessary to move the trailer a short distance away…