Ferguson v. Pony Express Courier Corp.

ELLIS, Judge.

Lucinda Ferguson and John Ferguson appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cass County granting summary judgment to Pony Express Courier Corporation (“Pony Express”).

On December 6, 1989, Lucinda Ferguson was a passenger in an automobile driven by Sheryl Ballard. At the same time, Steven Ricketts was making deliveries for Pony Express. As the Ballard vehicle drove northbound on Missouri Highway 131 in Johnson County, Missouri, Ricketts drove his pickup on the same highway in the opposite direction. He crossed the centerline and sideswiped the Ballard vehicle. As a result of…