Baker Ex Rel. Estate of Baker v. Port City Steel Erectors, Inc.

Lewis, Justice:

Recovery was sought in this action for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate, resulting from injuries received in a three-vehicle accident, about six (6) miles south of Huger, South Carolina, on November 10, 1970. The collision involved a truck owned by defendant, P'ort City Steel Erectors, Inc., and driven by its employee, the defendant, John *473Henry Small; a gasoline tanker driven by plaintiff’s intestate, Rufus Baker; and an automobile driven by one Sidney Jackson. Jackson is not a party to the action. Upon the trial, a jury returned a verdict for the defendants, from…