Hart v. Stence

The accident out of which this controversy arises occurred about 8:30 o’clock on April 26, 1932, 6 miles east of Oelwein, Iowa, on highway No. 10, in front of what is known in the record as the Van Eman farm. The highway at this point runs east and west, is straight and level for at least one-half mile in both directions from the scene of the accident. Highway No. 10 is paved. 18 feet wide. On the evening in question the defendant-appellant, Martin Stence, was driving a truck from Oelwein east on .the highway with a 4,200-pound load in addition to the weight of the truck. 4,600 pounds. The…