Van Tassel v. Patterson

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Three actions for damages and personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident which occurred October 10,1947. The cases were consolidated for trial, and at the close of the evidence the court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in each case on the ground that plaintiffs had failed to establish that defendant’s car was involved in the accident. Plaintiffs have appealed from orders denying their separate motions for a new trial.

Defendant concedes that if the evidence establishes that his car was the one involved in the accident the question of his…