Barber v. Steele

Clark, Judge.

In this suit for the wrongful death of her minor son, Ruby Barber appeals from the grant of co-defendant Hugh Steele’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs decedent, Larry Barber, was killed when the automobile in which he was a passenger left the pavement at the temporary end of a portion of Interstate 85. At the time of the occurrence, co-defendant Howard Alewine was the owner and operator of the automobile in question. The movant below, the co-defendant, Hugh Steele, d/b/a Hugh Steele Construction Company, was then engaged in construction of the interstate highway. In her…