Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Universal Die Casting Co.

This case arises out of a collision between a truck and a tractor and trailer at the intersection of U. S. Highway No. 112 and the Willow Run Expressway in Wash-tenaw County, Michigan. Plaintiff’s tractor and trailer turned into the southerly lane of U. S. 112 on which defendant’s truck was proceeding in an easterly direction. The accident occurred in the evening of February 5, 1946, and visibility was extremely low, due to fog. In the ensuing collision plaintiff’s tractor and trailer with cargo were entirely destroyed, and suit for property damage was filed. Two insurance companies joined as…