Your firm has a client, Marvin, who was injured when he ran into a disabled truck on the highway. The accident occurred shortly after sundown. Marvin said he did not see the truck until shortly before he ran into it. The driver of the truck concedes that he had not put any reflectors around the truck to warn oncoming motorists.
Your supervising attorney asks you to find a statute in your state that pertains to this situation. You can either go to the library and get a hard copy of your state’s statute, or you can find them online by going to http://www.findlaw.com.
1. What statute(s) do you find that are applicable, and what do they provide?
2. What will you have to prove if you want to use these statutes in proving Marvin’s case?
3. How will these statutes make the proof of negligence easier?