SWIONTEK v. RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC.

Civ. No. 880162.

432 N.W.2d 893 (1988)

Richard SWIONTEK and Alice Swiontek, Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. RYDER TRUCK RENTAL, INC., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

December 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vogel, Brantner, Kelly, Knutson, Weir & Bye, Ltd., Fargo, for defendant and appellant; argued by W. Todd Haggart, Fargo.

Dosland, Dosland, Nordhougen, Lillehaug & Johnson, PA, Moorhead, Minn., for plaintiffs and appellees; argued by J.P. Dosland, Moorhead, Minn.


GIERKE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. (Ryder), from a district court judgment dated April 14, 1988, entered in accordance with the special jury verdict which found Ryder negligently liable to the plaintiff, Richard Swiontek (Swiontek). We affirm.

Ryder leased to Wil-Rich, Inc., an agricultural equipment manufacturer, several semi truck tractors for use in hauling trailers. Pursuant to the lease agreement with Wil-Rich...

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