Chapin v. Hunt

DIES, Chief Justice.

We review a rear-end collision involving four vehicles. The first was occupied by plaintiff Hunt, the second was a large Roadway truck, the third driven by Clark, and the fourth that of the defendant Chap-in. It was alleged that defendant Chapin negligently rear-ended Clark, who in turn struck the Roadway truck, which then rear-ended plaintiff’s vehicle. Trial was to a jury, which convicted defendant of negligence in several respects and that each was a proximate cause of the “multiple collision.” From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Chapin appeals. The parties will be…