Eckman v. Jones

McQUADE, Justice.

On August 24, 1960, at about 11:30 a. m., Clarence R. Widdison, an employee of the plaintiff, was driving plaintiff’s logging truck and trailer on U. S. Highway 26, near Palisades, Bonneville county, Idaho. The truck and trailer was being driven in a northerly direction at a speed of about 40 miles per hour according to plaintiff’s driver and in excess of 50 miles per hour according to the defendant. The truck and trailer was at the time loaded with logs, approximating a gross weight of 70,-000 pounds. The truck was overtaking the defendant’s car. Plaintiff contends, and his…