Merithew v. Hill

JAMESON, District Judge.

These cases were consolidated for trial before the Court without a jury. Plaintiffs, citizens and residents of Canada, seek damages from defendant, Rice Truck Lines, a Montana corporation, for injuries sustained in an accident on January 15, 1954. Ray Hill and others were joined as defendants in the action instituted by Victor R. Merithew. The action was dismissed as to these defendants, a settlement having been effected between the Hills and both plaintiffs.

The accident occurred on U. S. Highway 87, about four miles east of Geyser, and 48 miles southeast of Great…