Egan v. Holderman

Two hours before daybreak on June 6, 1980, a truck operated by the defendant Holderman, proceeding at lawful speed and in its proper (eastbound) lane, collided head on with a westbound passenger car which had meandered into the eastbound lane. Timothy J. Egan, claiming to be a passenger in the car, obtained a verdict of $1,000,000 on account of injuries sustained in the accident, and his wife obtained a verdict of $250,000 on account of loss of consortium. The theory of their successful negligence action is that the driver of the truck failed to take evasive action and that he and his…