Rursch v. Gee

The plaintiff, owner of a 1941 Ford truck, sued the defendant for damages to her truck sustained in a collision with defendant’s truck, and for damages she sustained by reason of her truck being withdrawn from service during the period it was being repaired. The defendant answered denying liability and cross-petitioned for damages to his truck and for damages he sustained by reason of his truck being withdrawn from service during the period it was being repaired.

The petition and cross-petition alleged negligence on the part of the operator of the other truck in failing to have his truck under…