Whitt v. Walker County

Beasley, Judge.

On the morning of November 2, 1983, Whitt was driving her automobile south on Mission Ridge Road, on the shoulders of which Walker County was engaged in construction and repair work. The southbound lane was being used for alternating southbound and northbound traffic because the northbound lane was blocked to accommodate the road work. Whitt was stopped in the southbound lane in accordance with the county flagman’s direction and was waiting for a signal to proceed south in that lane. A Ranchero driven by Smith ran into the rear of Whitt’s car and it careened some distance down…