Rothrock v. Martin

Stolz, Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict for the defendant in his damage suit for personal injuries and property damage.

Prior to the collision, the plaintiff was driving his automobile, to which there was attached a 14-foot flatbed trailer loaded with diving equipment, north on U. S. Highway 41 at approximately 11:00 p.m. The highway was divided into four lanes with a grass median separating the northbound and southbound lanes. Northbound traffic caused the plaintiff to move his vehicle to the right. As he did so, the rear wheel of the trailer left the paved portion of highway,…