Hammack v. Veillette

HENDRY, Judge.

This appeal arises out of an action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiffs, husband and wife, as a result of a collision of their jointly owned automobile with an automobile owned by the corporate defendant and being driven by defendant Ham-mack. Plaintiff husband was driving the automobile and plaintiff wife was a passenger at the time of the collision. Both plaintiffs were injured and claim damages.

Defendants denied the allegations of the complaint and also alleged that the plaintiff driver was guilty of contributory negligence. Upon trial the jury returned a verdict in…