On the issue of fault, the trial court correctly directed a verdict in plaintiffs' favor based on defendant's own testimony that he saw the injured plaintiff's car stopped at a red light, braked hard and shifted to low gear, but his pick-up truck skidded on the wet roadway and hit the rear of plaintiff's car. A rear-end collision with a stationary vehicle creates a prima facie case of negligence requiring a judgment in favor of the stationary vehicle unless defendant proffers...
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