Gilbert v. Rogers

On August 23, 1950, at 1:30 a. m., Ernest A. Boyd, as the employee of Richard V. Rogers, was driving a truck, with trailer attached thereto, northerly on Highway 99. Negligently he drove his rig across the center line into the opposing traffic lane, thereby compelling plaintiff’s truck and trailer, going southerly, to swerve in such a way as to overturn and spill its load. At that time defendant and respondent, Constructors Transport Company, a corporation, was a licensed radial highway common carrier as defined by section 3516 of the Public Utilities Code. It was also a licensed highway…