Roush v. Alkire Truck Lines, Inc.

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Respondent sued for $250 property damage to his automobile and $25,000 for expenses and loss of services of his wife on account of injuries sustained by her as the result of an accident when plaintiff’s car was hit by defendant’s truck. The trial of this action resulted in a jury verdict for $25,000. It is appellant’s contention, among other things, on this appeal from the ensuing judgment that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting plaintiff’s wife to relate a conversation she had with the driver of defendant’s truck.

We need not make a full statement…