Apato v. Be Mac Transport Co.

A station wagon in which Emily Apato was a passenger was struck in the rear by a semi-trailer truck owned by Be Mac Transport Company and driven by Donald Horn. The four members of the Apato family who were in the station wagon sued Be Mac and Horn for personal injuries and one of them, Marilyn Spano, the owner of the station wagon, also sued for property damage. However, three of the plaintiffs, including Spano, took non-suits; the issue of property damage was thus dropped from the case. Only one plaintiff, Emily Apato, continued to press her claim. The jury returned a verdict against her…