Lovelady v. Alfa Mutual Insurance

Beasley, Judge.

On Friday, January 28, 1994, around mid-day, defendant Pinkiney James was driving his employer’s tractor-trailer northbound on Interstate 85 in heavy traffic when he swerved and his truck jackknifed and hit the concrete barrier separating the northbound and southbound lanes.

Plaintiffs Joyce and Emmett Lovelady, who were traveling in the second lane to the right of the barrier, collided with the jackknifed truck. They never saw the vehicle of the unidentified driver who allegedly caused James to swerve.

The Loveladys sued James, James’s employer, its insurer, and driver John Doe.…