Link v. Doe

Johnson, Judge.

The appellant Galen Link (Link) was injured in an automobile collision which occurred on November 29, 1990. Link and his wife sued James L. Smith (Smith), the operator of a vehicle which swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with Link’s vehicle. Smith responded, raising as a defense that the cause of the collision was the negligence of an unknown motorist who, by partially crossing the centerline, caused Smith to swerve and skid into Link. The Links then amended their complaint to assert an additional claim to recover uninsured motorist benefits against John Doe pursuant…