Pit Stop, Inc. v. Jackson

Ruffin, Judge.

Ray and Charlotte Jackson, individually and as guardians and next friends of their daughter, K. C. Marie Jackson (“Ms. Jackson”), brought a negligence action against several entities, including Pit Stop, Inc. (“Pit Stop”), for injuries sustained by Ms. Jackson in an automobile collision. Ms. Jackson was a passenger in a vehicle which was struck by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer while turning onto the highway from Pit Stop, a convenience store and filling station.

On April 4, 1994, Pit Stop filed a motion for summary judgment and a written request for oral argument, and Mr. and Mrs.…