Huyck v. Merritt

This is an appeal by defendant Jack M. Merritt from a judgment for plaintiff Jacob Huyck against Merritt and Lambert Lapacek in an action to recover damages for personal injuries received by Huyck in a collision between an automobile driven by Merritt and one driven by Lapacek, in the latter of which plaintiff was a passenger for hire. A jury before which the case was tried gave judgment for plaintiff against both Merritt and Lapacek. The latter has not appealed.

The accident occurred about 11 p. m. on July 19, 1949, at the intersection of Bay Shore Boulevard and Harbor Road in Redwood City,…