Siegler v. Kuhlman

Mrs. Jacob Siegler sued Pacific Intermountain Express Co. (P.I.E.) and its driver Aaron L. Kuhlman 1 for the wrongful death of her daughter Carol J. House. She claimed her daughter’s death was caused by their negligence. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. Plaintiff moved for a judgment n.o.v. or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Both motions were denied, and this appeal follows.

At about 6 p.m. on the evening of November 22, 1967, Aaron Kuhlman checked the tires, hitch assembly, brakes, and lights of a P.I.E. truck-trailer tanker rig whose tanks had just received a capacity…