NORTON v. GORDON FOODS, INC.

No. 71-1647.

458 F.2d 1071 (1972)

James C. NORTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GORDON FOODS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Jo Ann BOND, Administratrix, etc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEWMAN AND PEMBERTON TRUCKING CO. et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

April 17, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Milby, London, Ky., for appellants; Robert L. Milby, Hamm, Taylor, Milby & Farmer, London, Ky., on brief.

Paul Braden, Corbin, Ky., and Grant F. Knuckles, Pineville, Ky., for appellees; James S. Wilson, Grant F. Knuckles, Pineville, Ky., Paul E. Braden, Corbin, Ky., on brief.

Before PECK and McCREE, Circuit Judges, and KINNEARY, District Judge.


JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

This case involves two suits arising from a single two-truck accident which occurred on November 29, 1966, in Whitley County, Kentucky. The smaller of the two trucks was a van, owned by the Sunshine Biscuits Company and operated by the Gordon Foods Division. The driver of this van, William Bond, was killed in the collision. The other vehicle was a tractor-trailer unit, operated by James Norton. Norton owned the tractor and the Newman and...

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