HAMPY v. MIDWEST HANGER COMPANY

No. 23483.

355 S.W.2d 415 (1962)

Charles HAMPY, Respondent, v. MIDWEST HANGER COMPANY, a Corporation, and Carl F. Painter, Jr., Appellants.

Kansas City Court of Appeals, Missouri.

February 4, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McFarland, Rittman & Krimminger, Kansas City, for appellants.

Gene J. MacElhern, E. E. Thompson, Ernest H. Fremont, Jr., Kansas City, Popham, Thompson, Popham, Trusty & Conway, Kansas City, of counsel, for respondent.


MAUGHMER, Commissioner.

Plaintiff drove his 1952 Chevrolet Sedan into the rear end of defendant's International tractor-trailer, which was standing in the outside lane of a dual lane highway. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment awarding plaintiff $15,000 as damages. Defendants have appealed.

Many of the events leading up to this accident are not disputed. It occurred about 1:30 a. m. February 6, 1958, on a cool and clear winter night. The highway...

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