HUSE v. CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS

No. 11387.

227 F.2d 425 (1955)

Maurine HUSE, and Albert Huse, parents and next of kin of David Huse, deceased, and James Huse, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS, Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

November 30, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Jenswold, Schlotthauer & Jenswold, Madison, Wis., for appellant.

James C. Herrick, Madison, Wis., Duane Herrick, Eau Claire, Wis., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and MAJOR and FINNEGAN, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, rendered after a jury trial, based upon claims for damages growing out of a collision between an automobile driven by plaintiffs' decedent, David Huse, and a tractor and semi-trailer unit owned by defendant and driven by its employee, Roy Walther. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship.

The collision occurred August 9, 1953, about 5:30 A.M., on a clear morning, about...

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