Hawkins v. Cockroft

FLANIGAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs Helen Hawkins and Raymond Hawkins brought this action against defendants Glenn Cockroft and HWH Corporation, seeking damages allegedly resulting from an incident which occurred on January 2,1987, involving a Chevrolet driven by Helen Hawkins and a farm tractor driven by defendant Cockroft on Missouri Highway 14 in Christian County. The petition alleged that hydraulic fluid escaped from the tractor onto the highway, and that the fluid caused the Chevrolet to leave the roadway and collide with a fence and telephone pole, resulting in injuries to Helen Hawkins. The…