Moore v. Pitt-Desmoines, Inc.

Eldridge, Judge.

John W. Moore was a relief driver riding in a R & L Carriers, Inc. tractor-trailer driven by his co-worker Shawn Andre Searcey when the vehicle was rear-ended by a Pitt-DesMoines, Inc. tractor-trailer driven by Robert Thomas Cheatham. Moore collected workers’ compensation from R & L Carriers for his injuries and sued Cheatham and Pitt-DesMoines for his injuries; R & L Carriers intervened to protect its subrogation lien. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants. We reverse, because there exists a jury issue as to negligence.

In the early morning hours of July…