Dokken v. Rieger

This is an action for personal injuries to a passenger in a car. The injuries were sustained when the car ran into a truck which had run out of gas and was standing on the paved portion of a highway at night, with its taillights on, but without “blinking” taillights and also without flares, reflectors or other warning signals or devices.

At the end of plaintiff’s case both defendants, including the driver of the car and the owner of the truck, moved for involuntary nonsuits. Plaintiff conceded that the evidence was insufficient as to the driver of the car, but contended that there was…