Jones v. CB Atkins Company

The collision occurred about 4:45 P.M., 29 January 1960, on U. S. Highway 64 about 9 miles west of Mocksville, North Carolina. At the general location of the accident the highway is straight but hilly. It is paved with asphalt a width of 20 feet. It was raining and the highway was wet.

Plaintiffs’ evidence tends to show the following state of facts: Feme plaintiff was driving an Oldsmobile passenger car belonging to her husband, the male plaintiff. Feme plaintiff’s sister was a passenger. They were travelling westwardly and following a tractor-trailer combination, driven by defendant Coleman,…