Stephens v. Hatfield

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered upon ain adverse jury verdict in a wrongful death action arising from a collision between a truck driven by defendant Hatfield and a Volkswagen automobile in which the deceased, Bettie R. .Stephens, was riding as a passenger. Plaintiffs are the husband and minor children of the deceased. The driver of the Volkswagen, JoAnne Cooper, was also killed in the collision. The defendants Ray Summers and Earl Summers, doing business as North Coast Transport Company, were the owners of the truck and defendant Hatfield was their employee.

The accident happened on…