Dahlin v. Rice Truck Lines

On February 5, 1957, a Jeep< truck driven by plaintiff, Marie Dahlin, was involved in a collision southwest of Havre, Montana, with a truck-tanker assembly owned by defendant, Rice Truck Lines, which was hauling gasoline. Plaintiff brought suit against defendant in her own name for injuries sustained as a result of the collision. Edward Dahlin, her husband and a passenger in the Jeep truck, brought a companion suit on his own behalf. Mr. Dahlin died prior to trial from causes unrelated to the accident and Marie Dahlin, the administratrix of his estate, was substituted as party plaintiff in…