Estis Trucking Co., Inc. v. Hammond
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
This case arose out of an automobile-truck accident which occurred in DeKalb County on July 26, 1976, near an intersection of Alabama Highway 75 and DeKalb County Highway 72. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. Defendants' motion for new trial was denied. We reverse.
Frankie Langley, employed by Estis Trucking Company, Inc., was driving a coal truck north on Alabama Highway 75. Langley was following Gary Lowe, a plaintiffs' witness at trial. At the trial, Lowe testified that he saw the coal truck in his rearview mirror and that it followed him for several miles. After cresting a…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Blue v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
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- Allison v. Acton-Etheridge Coal Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1972
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