Coverdale v. Sioux City Service Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Iowa; Henry T. Reed, Judge. Action by J. T. Coverdale against the Sioux City Service Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by Coverdale against the Sioux City Service Company for personal injuries caused by a collision between his automobile and its street car. At the conclusion of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defe"ndant. Coverdale, the plaintiff, prosecuted this writ of error to review the judgment that followed.
[ 1 ] It is fairly inferable from the record that the trial court found plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence. We think it plain beyond reasonable question that he was. He was driving his automobile westward on the paved strip or…
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