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INTERSTATE MOTOR FREIGHT SYS. v. MICHIGAN MUT. LIAB. CO.

87 A.D.2d 715 (1982)

Interstate Motor Freight System, Respondent, v. Michigan Mutual Liability Company, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

March 18, 1982

A written lease for a truck and trailer was executed between one Wiltse and Sullivan Motor Lines, Inc. (Sullivan). As a result, Sullivan became the "statutory owner" of Wiltse's tractor trailer (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 128). Wiltse became a driver employed by Sullivan, and also its agent authorized to execute "trip leases" with other shippers to ensure full use of the vehicle. An accident occurred in January, 1976, while Wiltse was operating the vehicle under a trip...

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