Christensen v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.

At about 6:25 a.m. on July 12, 1972, a head-on crash of a pick-up truck and a carryall van occurred resulting in the deaths of both drivers, each of whom was the sole occupant of his vehicle. There were no eyewitnesses. One driver died immediately but the other, David Wroblewski, survived approximately forty-five minutes after the mishap. During the time Wroblewski was at the site waiting for an ambulance he spoke with James Horsens, a motorist who happened onto the scene shortly after the accident. Wroblewski’s statements during that conversation concerned, among other things, the cause of…