Eisenhower v. Hall's Motor Transit Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

Leroy Eisenhower, minor plaintiff, was severely injured while riding in the cab of a truck which was being operated by Ms brother, John Eisenhower, on behalf of Hall’s Motor Transit Company. His action for damages was nonsuited on the ground (1) that in respect to defendant company he was a trespasser and (2) that there was not sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the operator to warrant the submission of the case to the jury. These are the two questions now presented for our consideration.

John Eisenhower had been worMng as a truck driver for…