The appellant Esther Severance was operating an automobile owned by her husband, appellant Charles Severance, in a line of traffic on Route 17C. A car several cars ahead of her came to an abrupt stop causing the intervening vehicles to halt and she likewise slammed on her brakes making an abrupt stop a foot or so from the car in front of her. The respondent who was following her at distance of 15 to 20 feet jammed on his brakes but struck the rear of the Severance car. Both...
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