FARNER v. PACCAR, INC.

No. 76-1992.

562 F.2d 518 (1977)

Jean FARNER, as Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Farner, Deceased, Appellee, v. PACCAR, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Gerdes, argued and made rebuttal, May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, S. D., on briefs for appellant.

Charles Rick Johnson, Gregory, S. D., argued and filed brief for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

On March 14 or 15, 1971, John Farner and another truck driver left Huron, South Dakota, for Seattle, Washington, hauling a 40,000-pound load in a tractor trailer manufactured by Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of Paccar, Inc. While traveling west on Interstate 90 near Cle Elum, Washington, Farner's truck veered out of its lane and crashed into a concrete column between the east and westbound lanes at about 2:15 a. m. on March 17, 1971....

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