Dahlin v. Rice Truck Lines

- Page 432 On February 5, 1957, a Jeep truck driven by plaintiff, Marie Dahlin, was involved in a collision southwest of Havre, Montana, with a truck-tanker assembly owned by defendant, Rice Truck Lines, which was hauling gasoline. Plaintiff brought suit against defendant in her own name for injuries sustained as a result of the collision. Edward Dahlin, her husband and a passenger in the Jeep truck, brought a companion suit on his own behalf. Mr. Dahlin died prior to trial from causes unrelated to the accident and Marie Dahlin, the administratrix of his estate, was substituted as party plaintiff in his case. The causes were tried separately and judgment in both cases was entered on jury verdicts for the plaintiff. From these judgments defendant appeals, both causes being consolidated on the appeal.