B. & J. BYERS TRUCKING, INC. v. ROBINSON

No. 83-262.

665 S.W.2d 258 (1984)

281 Ark. 442

B. & J. BYERS TRUCKING, INC., Appellant, v. F. Eugene ROBINSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Butler, Hicky, Hicky & Routon, Ltd. by Preston G. Hicky, Forrest City, for appellant.

Kinney, Easley & Kinney by B. Michael Easley, Forrest `City, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

On a clear July afternoon in 1980 the plaintiff, Eugene Robinson, was injured when his car was struck from behind by a large tractor-trailer rig being driven by the defendant trucking company's employee. The jury's apportionment of 75% of the total negligence to the truckdriver and 25% to the plaintiff settled the principal issue of fact: whether the collision was caused by the negligence of either or both of the drivers. The defendant...

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