Vannaman v. Caldwell

The opinion of the court was delivered by This action arises out of two consecutive motor vehicle
accidents which occurred about 7:45 a.m. on August 17, 1967, on a
county road known as Hunter Boulevard, approximately 6.7 miles
north of Nickerson, Kansas. There were three vehicles involved. The first was a
semi-trailer gasoline transport truck owned by
plaintiff-appellant Gene Vannaman, leased from him and operated
by plaintiff-appellant Groendyke Transport, Inc., and driven by
Groendyke's employee Bernard W. Hinck, who is not a party to the
action. The second was a 1966 Chevrolet driven by
defendant-appellee Verne I. Redford, and the third a 1957 Ford
driven by defendant-appellee Duane E. Caldwell. Because of the
multitudinous claims asserted by each in the trial court, the
above persons will be referred to in this opinion by name.