Malcom v. Dox

This is an action for damages for personal injuries and property damage sustained in an automobile accident. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants at the close of plaintiff’s evidence. The plaintiff has appealed.

The evidence shows that plaintiff was driving south on a county road in a pickup truck. The defendant Dox was driving a loaded gravel truck in an easterly direction on an intersecting road. At the intersection of the two roads near Cozad, Nebraska, a collision occurred. The collision happened on October 5, 1957, at about 1:45 p.m. The traveled portions of the roads…