Utz v. Running & Rolling Trucking, Inc.

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This case involves a wrongful-death action against Running and Rolling Trucking, Inc. (R & R), and Anthony Q. Hunter (Hunter) for the death of Preston Jimmie Utz (Preston) On December 14, 2003, Preston was driving on Highway 61 in Bolivar County, Mississippi. Hunter, a truck driver for R & R, drove an eighteen-wheeler tractor-trailer truck on Highway 61. The Nissan Maxima occupied by Preston struck the rear of Hunter’s tractor-trailer and killed Preston.

¶ 2. Following Preston’s death, his widow, Carla Utz (Carla), filed a wrongful-death action against R &…