Rainsbarger v. Shepherd

— Only plaintiff testified as to events of the acci*487dent on March 11, 1961, when she received serious injuries. Plaintiff was born and always lived on a farm in Mahaska County where the accident happened. From 1930 defendant had lived at plaintiff’s home. She took him in at age 14 and testified, “I was just like a mother to him”. On many prior occasions they went in defendant’s car to visit plaintiff’s nephew. They planned such a trip on March 11. Defendant went to the garage and drove his car near the yard gate where he generally picked up the plaintiff. The car was stopped with the right…