Palen v. Strader's Logging

PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Michael Palen, filed this wrongful death action on behalf of Melissa M. Palen, deceased, who was killed in an automobile accident when her car was struck on September 9, 1987, by a logging truck driven by defendant Brian K. Strader in the course of his employment by defendant Strader’s Logging. The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff on the issues of defendants’ liability and the decedent’s comparative negligence. On appeal, both defendants contend that the trial court erred in directing a verdict for plaintiff on…