Arney v. Baird

In this negligence action, plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she sustained when an automobile driven by defendant Baird struck her and collided with a tow truck operated by defendant Thorsnes, an employe of defendant Summit House, Ltd. Defendants Thorsnes and Summit House appeal from a judgment for plaintiff, 1 contending that the allegations of negligence against them should not have gone to the jury. We affirm.

At 2:30 p.m. on November 10, 1978, while driving south from Timberline Lodge on Highway 173, plaintiff hit a patch of ice, lost control of her automobile and drove off the road. In…