Lacey v. Bekaert Steel Wire Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

H. FRANKLIN WATERS, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs initiated this action on February 19, 1985, against the various defendants, for damages sustained in a one-vehicle accident which occurred on July 30, 1982. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that on the aforementioned date the decedent, Rebecca Lacey, operated a vehicle owned by plaintiff, Ronald Lacey, and occupied by plaintiff, Glenda Tomlinson, on “Lee Creek Road” in Crawford County, Arkansas. Lee Creek Road ends at the north bank of the Arkansas River. Rebecca Lacey drove the vehicle off of the end of Lee Creek Road…