Legal Opinion
Chrysler v. Blue Arrow Transport Lines
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1940No. Docket No. 45, Calendar No. 41,231PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButzel, J.
Defendant operated a number of trucks between Grand Rapids and Chicago. Plaintiff’s decedent, George Chrysler, met his death on Sunday night, August 27, 1939, while riding on a truck of his employer, the defendant carrier company. Chrysler’s duties were to drive a loaded truck from Grand Rapids, his home, to Chicago, unload the truck there, have it reloaded with goods destined for Grand Rapids, and then drive the truck on its return trip. It appears that any of defendant’s drivers who arrived in Chicago on Saturday too late for the unloading and reloading had the choice of remaining in…
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