Jefferson v. Synergy Gas, Inc.

Appellant, Junior Jefferson, as Administrator of the Estate of Deborah Nell Jefferson, brought a wrongful death action against respondents, Bobby Lee Holbrooks and Synergy Gas, Inc. From a jury verdict in favor of respondents, Jefferson appeals. We affirm.

Decedent, Deborah Nell Jefferson, was killed in an automobile accident on May 28, 1986. Her father, Junior Jefferson, brought this action alleging Holbrooks and his employer, Synergy Gas, negligently caused her death when Holbrooks drove a truck partially onto the highway into Miss Jefferson’s lane of travel. Miss Jefferson attempted to stop…