CRAGAR v. JONES

No. 83-141.

660 S.W.2d 168 (1983)

280 Ark. 549

Sarah CRAGAR, Appellant, v. Mrs. Cecil JONES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon & Gordon, Morrilton, for appellant.

Laser, Sharp & Huckabay, P.A., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

In this case we are presented with a classic case of lack of proximate causation. On January 29, 1979, Mrs. Cecil Jones' automobile crossed the center line of the highway and collided with the truck driven by Sarah Cragar, the appellant. Admittedly Jones' negligence caused the occurrence and admittedly Sarah Cragar was not hurt in the collision. Apparently, at Mrs. Jones' suggestion, Cragar got out of her vehicle and walked up to Jerry Jones' home...

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