Maloney v. Kaminski

Decedent, Frank T. Maloney, died as the result of injuries he sustained in a multivehicle accident occurring in the two eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Milford, Nebraska, at approximately 8 p.m. on April 7, 1982. As a consequence, James Maloney, decedent’s personal representative, the plaintiff-appellee, brought an action against Robert L. Kaminski, the driver of one of the other automobiles involved, and Consolidated Freightways Corporation, the defendant-appellant, whose semitrailer tractor was also involved. Kaminski then brought a third-party action against the estate of Leah Jones,…