Gilstrap v. Mitchell Bros. Truck Lines

This is an action at law in which plaintiffs, owner-operators of commercial trucks, seek money damages-for breach of certain lease agreements with defendant Mitchell Bros. Truck Lines. Specifically, plaintiffs seek to recover federal highway use taxes and federal fuel taxes which were incurred in the operation of their trucks. They also seek to recover safety bonuses and permit load bonuses which they allege defendant orally agreed to pay. The case was tried before the court and a judgment entered for the plaintiffs on the highway use and fuel taxes and for the defendant on the safety and…