Freer v. Potter

These are appeals from the granting of summary judgments for all defendants against plaintiffs Derek Freer and United States Fire Insurance Company (U.S. Fire) in an action arising from an automobile accident in Mobile, Alabama.

The accident occurred on April 5, 1978, when a truck driven by one of the defendants, James A. Pinson, collided with a vehicle driven by defendant Thomas H. Potter. Pinson was an employee of defendant Southeast Steel Company Wire Corporation (Southeast Steel) and Potter was an employee of defendant Paper Products Co. Plaintiff Freer, a Florida resident, was a passenger…