Snyder v. Jensen

COIL, Commissioner.

On February 8, 1953, at about 9:30 a. m., two automobiles and a truck were involved in an accident on east-west Highway 166 (22'-wide black-top on which was a white center line, with red clay and rock hard-packed 10' shoulders on each side) between Joplin and Springfield. Respondent Ray Snyder (herein called plaintiff) was a passenger in appellant’s (Dr. Leland Jensen’s) Chrysler automobile proceeding eastwardly. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pace were proceeding eastwardly in their Cadillac automobile which struck the left rear of a milk truck as it proceeded eastwardly under the…