Lawton Transit Mix, Inc. v. Larson

McINERNEY, Justice.

This is an appeal by Lawton Transit Mix, Inc. (Defendant) from a judgment based on a verdict by a jury awarding Magdeline Larson (Plaintiff) damages for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff’s automobile was struck from the rear by defendant’s cement truck.

Both vehicles were proceeding north in the left lane toward an intersection in Lawton, Oklahoma. The vehicles entered the “left turn lane only” at the traffic controlled intersection. Plaintiff indicated her turn by activating her left turn blinkers. As she approached the point at which she was to begin her turn, the…