Legal Opinion
Pauline Moser, Administratrix of the Estate of George Moser, Deceased v. Francis Buskirk
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1971No. 18858PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
The sudden emergence of a deer on U. S. Highway 6 about three miles west of Ligonier, Indiana, on October 25, 1968, precipitated a collision between two large tractor trailer units being driven in opposite directions, one by George Moser and the other by Francis Buskirk. Moser was killed, Buskirk seriously injured, and both units were damaged extensively.
In the litigation which ensued, Mos-er’s estate, his widow, and the trailer owner contended that Buskirk was negligently driving on the wrong side of the road when the deer emerged; the adverse contention was advanced…
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