Hamilton v. Huck

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Robert W. Maxfield, on September 17, 1969, at approximately 5:00 a.m., was operating a large tractor and trailer truck owned by appellant, A. C. Hamilton, the Hamilton vehicle traveling east on Interstate No. 40 near De-Valls Bluff, Arkansas. Interstate No. 40 is a four-lane concrete highway, two lanes running east, and two lanes running west, the lanes being divided in this particular area by a three foot concrete dividing wall. The evidence reflects that Maxfield was traveling at a speed of approximately 65 miles per hour, in the left-hand east…