Thomas v. Baird

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas sustaining defendant’s preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer.

The plaintiff alleged that at about 9:30 A.M. on July 26, 1966, the defendant Ronald G. Baird was operating a maintenance truck along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The truck was owned by Baird’s employer, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and, at the time the accident occurred, Baird was acting within the scope of his employment.

The plaintiff further alleged that Baird brought his truck to a stop in the right, or slow, lane of…