Wachter v. McCuen

On April 18', 1956, about 3:50 p.m., the plaintiff was driving his automobile south on Highway No. 14 about ten miles south of Marshalltown. A loaded gravel truck owned by the defendant and driven by one Edward Peterson, age 19, an employee-, was likewise proceeding south on the same highway. Highway No-. 14 is a two-lane 18-foot pavement at all material points. When plaintiff first observed the truck it was on the east or left tide of the highway, moving at a speed of about five miles per hour. Plaintiff slowed his speed somewhat, but as he neared the truck it was still on the left side of…