New Mexico Supreme Court June 22, 1964, 7450 (Elder v. Marvel Roofing Co.)

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

This action was instituted for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs-appellees as a result of a collision on U. S. Highway 66, a four-lane highway, approximately 30 miles west of Santa Rosa, New Mexico between an automobile driven by the appellee, Angelo Elder, Jr. and a diesel tractor-trailer truck driven by the appellant, Ben C.