Schall v. Lorenzen

BECKER, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action for personal injuries as a result of an intersection automobile collision. The case was tried to a jury and a verdict was returned for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The facts of the accident are as follows: On October 18, 1966 during the morning rush hour, plaintiff was a passenger in her sister’s car traveling south on Beaver Avenue in Des Moines. As they approached the green light at the intersection with Douglas Avenue, it was raining enough to have the windshield wipers on, and plaintiff’s sister, Miss Southerwick, slowed her car…