Bill Hunter Truck Lines, Inc. v. William K. Jernigan

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment for the plaintiff for $7500.00, as damages resulting from a collision between defendant’s truck-trailer unit and the rear of plaintiff’s automobile. The complaint charged that the truck operator was not keeping a reasonable lookout and was operating his vehicle at a negligent rate of speed. The collision occurred on a Mississippi highway shortly after plaintiff’s automobile had passed defendant’s truck, when plaintiff slowed down to avoid hitting an automobile stopped in his lane of traffic. A disputed issue of fact concerned the amount of…