Mierendorf v. Saalfeld

The plaintiff recovered a judgment in the district court for Douglas county, in the amount of $2,000, for alleged injuries received by her in an automobile collision. Defendants appeal.

The plaintiff, a guest, charged defendant Robert Saalfeld, driver of a 1937 Ford V-8 coach, with gross negligence in the following particulars: Excessive speed (40 *877miles an hour) ; failing to keep a proper lookout; failing to yield the right of way to an Oldsmobile driven by one Clara Smith and failing to observe such automobile in the intersection; and failing to keep the car he was driving under control. The…