Straughter v. Harnwell

liBROWN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Theresa Straughter and Charles Smith, were passengers in a truck rented and driven by Robert Bigsby. Straughter asked Smith and Bigsby to help her move some furniture to her new address in south Monroe. Bigsby rented a 1989 Ford utility truck from Taylor Rental, a local agent for Ryder Rentals. He picked up the truck the morning of February 3, 1994, and the trio began moving Straughter’s belongings.

Bigsby, with Straughter and Smith as passengers, was driving the Ryder truck south on Georgia Street. He turned right on Joffre Street and struck a parked truck. The…