POTTS v. BENJAMIN

No. 88-1834.

882 F.2d 1320 (1989)

John POTTS, individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Brandon Potts, deceased, and as Father and Natural Guardian of Jeffery Potts and Kimberly Potts, minors, and Karen Potts, individually, Appellees, v. Joe BENJAMIN and Ferrell Benjamin, individually and d/b/a Fleet Service, Appellants, and Ramiro Murillo Inturralde.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Tab Turner, Little Rock, Ark., for appellants.

R. David Lewis, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and ARNOLD and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On Thanksgiving Eve 1985, Karen Potts and her three young children Brandon, Jeffery, and Kimberly were passengers in a station wagon driven by Mrs. Potts' sister Vickie Williams; Mrs. Williams, her children, and the Pottses were en route to the sisters' parents' home for the holiday. As they neared the intersection of Interstates 30 and 630 in Little Rock, heavy congestion brought traffic to a standstill. While they were waiting for the traffic...

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