Alford v. Blake

TUTTLE, Chief Judge:

This is a wrongful death action arising from an automobile collision. The jury found in favor of the defendants. We reverse because of errors in the court’s instructions.

Appellant’s decedent was driving his Falcon automobile south on a two-lane highway, followed immediately by two passenger autos, and then by Appellee’s tractor trailer unit which was loaded with frozen chicken. ■ Decedent began a left turn onto a side road leading to the subdivision where he lived. The two passenger cars passed the Falcon on the right, driving onto the paved apron of a service station in…