First Springfield Bank & Trust v. Galman

The primary issue in this case is whether defendants’ negligence was the proximate cause of May Phillippart’s fatal injuries. We hold that it was not.

BACKGROUND

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Howard C. Dob-son drove a tanker truck for ADM Trucking, Inc. (hereinafter, ADM). Around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 1989, Dobson parked his truck on the north side of Lawrence Avenue, 41 feet from the intersection of English Street, in Springfield. Although Lawrence Avenue is a four-lane designated truck route on which parking is permitted at certain times of the day, parking is not permitted…