Kent v. Knox Motor Service, Inc.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal stems from an automobile accident which occurred on December 12, 1978, at approximately 2:50 p.m. on State Route 29 between the cities of Peoria and Sparland. At this time and at a location north of a railroad overpass a semi-trailer truck was stopped on the highway while waiting to make a left turn. The plaintiff, Helen Kent, brought her automobile to a stop behind the waiting semi-trailer truck.

The defendant Charles Fatheree, driving a semi-trailer truck for his employer, the defendant Knox Motor Service, Inc., was…