Tombal v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Two issues are presented in this appeal:

1. Did the court err in directing a verdict for the plaintiff as to liability issues ?

2. Were the damages awarded by the jury excessive?

At 3 p. m., on Saturday, November 8,1969, at the intersection of University Avenue and Henry Street in the city of Green Bay, a collision occurred between a 1962 Rambler sedan driven by the plaintiff-respondent, Mrs. Tombal, and a 1969 Ford station wagon driven by the defendant-appellant, Mrs. McKee. University Avenue is an arterial highway, 46 feet wide from curb line to curb line, and runs in an east-west direction.…