Jones v. Mitchell Bros. Truck Lines

Plaintiff brought an action for personal injuries resulting from a collision between a motor vehicle he was operating and a vehicle operated by a third party, Purdy, who is not now a party to this proceeding. Plaintiff claims defendants’ negligence caused the vehicle operated by Purdy to go out of control. Plaintiff also brought an action against the same defendants for his loss of consortium resulting from injuries to his wife in the same accident. The cases *432were consolidated for trial and appeal. Judgment was entered for the defendants in each case upon the basis that plaintiff was…