On November 20, 1969, Jean C. Peterson (Peterson) was driving an automobile in which one Roosevelt Barcus (Barcus) was a passenger. The Peterson car collided with a trailer truck driven by Harold Forkey (Forkey). Two actions were instituted, one in which Barcus sued Peterson and Forkey, and the instant action in which Peterson sued Forkey. The Barcus case was tried to a jury on the issue of liability only, which jury returned a special verdict in favor of Barcus and specifically...
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