Rawls v. Progressive Northern Ins. Co.

Summary

The court held that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, was sufficient for a jury to find that the defendant driver negligently caused the rear-end collision. The combination of the red traffic light, the plaintiff's fifteen-second stop, clear weather, a flat and straight road, vehicle positions, and damage supported reasonable inferences of negligence and proximate cause without requiring speculation. The court reversed the Appellate Court and directed it to affirm the trial court's judgment.