Coombes v. Letcher

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. On February 14, 1935, the plaintiff, accompanied by her husband, the owner and driver of a Ford pick-up truck, was driving from Drummond to their home at Jens, Montana. The back of the truck was open, with a cover or top over the driver’s seat. The plaintiff was carrying a small child in her arms, and two sons, aged three and five years, were asleep in the back part of the truck covered with blankets. It appears that the accident occurred shortly after midnight. Between 11. and 12 o’clock on the night of the 13th the plaintiff and family…