Legal Opinion
Jean Farner, as Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Farner, Deceased v. Paccar, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1977No. 76-1992PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
On March 14 or 15,1971, John Farner and another truck driver left Huron, South Dakota, for Seattle, Washington, hauling a 40,000-pound load in a tractor trailer manufactured by Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of Paccar, Inc. While traveling west on Interstate 90 near Cle Elum, Washington, Farner’s truck veered out of its lane and crashed into a concrete column between the east and westbound lanes at about 2:15 a. m. on March 17, 1971. Both men were killed instantly.
Jean Farner, the administratrix of the estate of her husband brought this wrongful death action…
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