Pierce v. Frito-Lay, Inc.

WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing appellee, Frito-Lay, Inc., on a claim for damages resulting from an automobile accident.

Appellant Albert L. Pierce was a passenger in an automobile driven by James A. Stochay. It collided with a tractor operated by Hugh A. Sims. The movements of the Frito-Lay truck were claimed to have precipitated the collision between the other two vehicles. Pierce sued Sims and Frito-Lay, Inc. He claimed that Sims was negligent and that the negligence of the driver of the Frito-Lay truck also was a proximate cause of the collision. The…