Nistor v. Therkildsen

The basic question presented is whether the plaintiff is entitled to a directed verdict on the issue of liability arising out of an automobile accident occurring on March 11, 1963, at about 8 a.m. at Thirty-ninth and Laurel Streets, a stop-sign intersection, in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. The trial court submitted the case on the plaintiff’s petition and the defendant’s cross-petition, and the jury returned a verdict against each party. We reverse the judgment and remand the cause.

Plaintiff was driving east on Laurel Street, an arterial. The left front of plaintiff’s automobile collided with…