James Mansfield as Administrator Estate

This appeal involves the alcohol-related death of a passenger who was riding in a vehicle that slammed headlong into the rear
of a tractor trailer parked on the shoulder of an interstate highway. The passenger's estate filed suit in the Circuit Court
for Davidson County against various parties including the freight company that owned the tractor trailer. The trial court
determined that the freight company was entitled to a summary judgment because its driver's conduct was not the proximate
cause of the accident. The passenger's estate asserts on this appeal that the freight company was not entitled to a judgment
as a matter of law. We disagree and, therefore, affirm the trial court. I.