Vickery v. Armstead
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Buena Visia District Court. — D. F. Coyle, Judge. Action for damages on account of injury to plaintiff, received in collision of buggy in which plaintiff was riding, and an automobile claimed by plaintiff to have been driven by defendant. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtArthur, J.
1' iaentítyEcff0E' wrongdoer. — There is no dispute in the testimony as to how the accident happened. The defendant denied being the driver of the car which collided with the buggy in which plaintiff was riding. Defendant’s claim is that he was not at the scene of the accident at all. Neither the defendant nor any witness who testified in his behalf pretended to have any knowledge of the accident or of the facts and circumstances surrounding the accident.
The undisputed evidence shows that, on the evening of November 10, 1917, the plaintiff was riding in a buggy, drawn by horses driven by her…
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