Sprayberry v. Blount

Contrary to the majority in this case, my studied opinion is that the jury was appropriately and correctly permitted to decide the issues of this rear-end collision case on conflicting evidence. Accordingly, I must dissent.

Largely for the reason that he was struck from the rear, Sprayberry is exonerated from liability. My view is that this case is not just another rear-end collision because at issue is the application of the often misunderstood sudden emergency doctrine to circumstances involving a very heavy and sophisticated mechanized unit driven on a heavily traveled four-lane highway.…