State v. Gettins

Peterson, Justice.

Defendant was convicted in justice of the peace court of violating 3 Mason Minn. St. 1938 Supp. § 2720-229. He appealed to the district court, which affirmed the conviction, and from that judgment he appeals to this court. The statute reads as follows:

“No truck shall be driven or parked on any highway with tailgate or tail-board hanging down or projecting from the vehicle except while such vehicle is being loaded or unloaded, and except when a load thereon extends beyond the tail-gate or tail-board, rendering impossible the closing thereof.”

The evidence shows that defendant…