Dirksmeyer v. Barnes

The appellee brought suit in the circuit court of Calhoun county against the appellant for damages occasioned by injuries to and death of appellee’s intestate. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee in the sum of $9,900. Motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial were denied and judgment was entered upon the verdict.

The complaint alleged that the plaintiff’s intestate was a pay passenger in the automobile of the defendant and that the latter so carelessly and negligently drove his car that it ran into a telephone pole about eight feet from the edge of the…