Stevens v. County of Dawson

This is an action against Dawson County, Nebraska, for damages caused by a defective bridge. Edward Stevens, the appellant, was the plaintiff in the court below. The jury returned a verdict for the county. The plaintiff’s motion for new trial was overruled and he has appealed.

The plaintiff’s assignments of error are that the verdict is contrary to the evidence and the law; that the court erred in submitting the issue of contributory negligence to the jury; and that the court erred in failing to give an instruction requested by the plaintiff relating to the assured clear distance rule.

The…