Lujan v. Santoya

The plaintiffs are husband and wife, and brought this action for personal injuries, medical expenses, damage to their automobile, and salary loss against the owner and the driver of a 1950 diesel semitrailer, with which they collided on U. S. highway 97 on the “Big Super” curve in Satus Pass. The collision occurred at eight a. m., on November 28, 1950. Both vehicles were lighted, although it was daylight. The weather was cold, and the highway extremely icy. The highway is hard surfaced, twenty-four feet wide, and has graveled shoulders and guard rails on both sides of the “Big Super.” The…