Herrington v. Hoey

Appeal by defendants from a judgment against them for $8500 in favor of plaintiff for personal injuries sustained by the latter in an automobile collision. Appellants, whom we may refer to as defendants, urge, among other contentions, that their demurrers to the evidence should have been sustained and verdicts directed for them, which contention necessitates a detailed statement of the facts.

Hopkins owned a "semi-trailer truck," consisting of tractor with truck body or "trailer" attached to and behind the tractor. The equipage is variously referred to in the record as "truck" or "trailer,"…