Slater v. Canal Wood Corp.

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff Deborah Ann Slater, individually and as administratrix of the estate of her deceased father, James Horace Slater, brought this wrongful death action against defendants James Earl Jackson and Canal Wood Corporation of Augusta d/b/a Southland Timber Company. James Slater was killed as the result of a collision between his vehicle and a log truck owned and operated by defendant Jackson. At the time of the collision Jackson was hauling logs pursuant to a written “cut and haul” contract with Canal Wood. Plaintiff asserts that Jackson’s negligence caused her father’s death and…