Legal Opinion

Stearns v. Be-Mac Transport Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 8, 1981No. 41446PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMON, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Carla Watson Stearns (Stearns), from a jury verdict for defendant, Be-Mac Transport Company, Inc., (Be-Mac) in a case arising out of a traffic accident. We affirm.

On December 12, 1973, Stearns was driving her automobile west on Interstate 70. Somewhere between the Cypress Road and Lindbergh Boulevard exits, a tractor-trailer truck drive by Be-Mac’s driver and agent, Lester Gamblin, twice collided with Stearns’ silver Honda from the rear. The collisions caused Stearns’ car to spin and roll over. The car came to a stop, upside down, in the grassy…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Graeff Ex Rel. Graeff v. Baptist Temple of SpringfieldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  2. Hill Ex Rel. Hill v. BolesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  3. Hughes v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1952
  4. Welch v. HyattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  5. Robinson v. St. John's Medical Center, JoplinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bowman v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. McClelland v. OzenbergerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. George v. Gross & Janes Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Fischer v. MAJ Investment Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. American Standard Insurance Co. of Wisconsin v. BrachtMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003

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