Dawson v. Olson

McQUADE, Justice.

On the evening of January 12, 1968, a pickup truck driven by Hazel Dawson, who was accompanied by her husband, Nathaniel Dawson, was struck by a vehicle driven by Ronald Olson. The accident occurred on the northeast edge of Caldwell soon after Mrs. Dawson turned from Interstate Highway 80 and stopped behind a semitrailer truck parked on the exit ramp leading to an intersection with Franklin Road. Mrs. Dawson followed the semi-trailer truck onto Franklin Road. As Mrs. Dawson entered the intersection her car was struck by the Olson vehicle. The evidence showed a failure to stop…