Laursen v. Tidewater Associated Oil Co.

Appellant’s recovery was denied by a jury in his action for property damage and personal injuries resulting from a trivehicular collision on a public highway. His grounds of appeal are errors in the admission of certain testimony and in refusing to give a requested instruction.

About 4 o’clock in the afternoon while appellant was driving east on Anaheim-Telegraph Road in a small station wagon, he was followed by respondent Kintz at a distance of about 25 feet. The latter, as employee of the Tidewater Associated Oil Company, herein referred to as Tidewater, whs driving a large flatbed truck.…