Bielecki v. United Trucking Service

Mary Bielecki was killed while riding in a Ford truck driven by her son Peter. The accident happened near midnight, upon a paved highway, and was occasioned by the truck colliding with the end of a large iron beam upon another truck and trailer. The truck and trailer belonged to defendant company, and defendant Green was the driver. The truck and trailer carried two iron beams about 50 feet in length, each weighing between 3% and 4 tons, and several smaller girders, and the whole load of beams and girders weighed about 14 tons. The two large beams rested upon the truck and trailer with the…