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DOBSON v. BACON TRANSPORT CO.

No. 79-1166.

607 F.2d 805 (1979)

Mrs. Amy DOBSON, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Floyd Dobson, Jr. and as next friend of Monte Dobson, a minor, and Lloyd Dobson and Jerry Dobson, Appellants, v. BACON TRANSPORT COMPANY and Donald L. Kreger, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas H. Patton, Young, Patton & Folsom, Texarkana, Ark., and Michael W. Perrin, Fisher, Roch & Gallagher, Houston, Tex., filed brief for appellants.

Victor Hlavinka, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Texarkana, Tex., filed brief for appellees.

Before BRIGHT and HENLEY, Circuit Judges, and REGAN, Senior District Judge.

HENLEY, Circuit Judge.

In this wrongful death action, the wife (administratrix), minor son, and adult sons of the deceased brought suit to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of the death of Floyd Dobson in a traffic accident. The accident occurred as the deceased, traveling in the eastbound lane of U. S. Highway 70, began to slow down and move off the road. Before the deceased had completely left the highway, a tractor-trailer driven by Donald L. Kreger...

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