Lohman v. Woodruff

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Owsley, J.:

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Billy G. Woodruff.

The action arose from a traffic accident occurring on August 26, 1974. It is alleged that defendant parked his tractor-trailer rig on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 73, approximately six miles south of Atchison, Kansas, and plaintiff Gary Lohman ran his truck into the back of the vehicle. Subsequently, plaintiff’s insurance company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, investigated the accident and obtained a release from defendant for…