Bantel v. Herbert

On July 12, 1981, Nora Herbert (“appellee”) was stopped in her automobile in the southbound lane of traffic of North Bend Road at a traffic light at the intersection of Boomer Road in Hamilton County. Appellee’s daughter, Nancy Costello (“Costello”), was operating the automobile directly in front of that driven by the appellee. Virginia Bantel (“appellant”) was operating the vehicle directly in front of Costello.

Appellee’s young granddaughter was a passenger in the rear seat of the appellee’s automobile. The appellee admitted during the proceedings below that she took her eyes away from the…