Landeis v. Poole

Turner, J. †

Plaintiff Landeis, driving his pickup truck east on U. S. Highway 410, a two-lane highway, was “rear-ended” by a truck owned by defendant Pemberton and driven by defendant Poole, as plaintiff was about to make a left turn into Barbee Road. The accident occurred on January 13, 1964. The highway was slippery due to about one-quarter inch of fresh, wet snow. Before reaching the scene of the accident, both vehicles had ascended a hill which curved, to the left. The highway is straight and substantially level at the Barbee Road intersection and for an unspecified distance to the west.

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