Evans v. Palmeter

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

Lola Evans, the personal representative of the estate of Kenneth Wyant, appeals a jury verdict in favor of Lewis Palmeter and a summary judgment ruling in favor of Transport International Pool, Inc. We reverse as to the jury's verdict and affirm on the summary judgment.

FACTS

On August 6, 1984, Kenneth Wyant was northbound on his motorcycle on State Highway 29. Wyant was just north of the town of Middlefork. Lewis Palmeter had been following Wyant in a tractor-trailer at a distance of 60 feet. Palmeter had followed Wyant for 25-30 miles at an estimated…