Stafford v. Mussers Potato Chips, Inc.

Judgment reversed on the law and facts and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. Memorandum: On April 17, 1966 at about 8:20 p.m. decedent’s pickup truck was proceeding northerly on a two-lane macadam highway when it collided with defendant’s southbound tractor-trailer at a point where there was a slight incline proceeding south. Decedent and his passenger were killed. There was no eyewitness to the accident. It was dark at the time. Skid marks from the southbound vehicle veered across into the northbound lane and debris was scattered all around. Photographs showing the…