Reed v. Medlin

Bell, Judge:

These consolidated cases were brought against the State Highway Department for wrongful death, decedent’s pain and suffering, and property damage arising from a motor vehicle collision. Reed and Chaplin appeal from an order denying their motion to add the Chief Highway Commissioner as a party defendant. Reed further appeals from an order granting summary judgment to the Highway Department as to the survival action for pain and suffering. We affirm.

On September 12, 1979, Wiley Reed was allegedly burned to death in a collision while stopped at a roadblock set up by two highway…