Bell v. Green

EAGER, Judge.

Plaintiff sued Gordon Green and the Fruehauf Trailer Company jointly for personal injuries sustained when the car in which she was riding struck a Fruehauf tractor-trailer, on U. S. Highway 66 on Jan. 21, 1959, about 7:50 a.m. One Perry Becker was the driver of the car; plaintiff was a passenger in the front seat; Green and Carol Brocato (then Hawkins) were in the back seat. The jury returned a verdict for $14,500 against Green and in favor of Fruehauf. Green’s after-trial motion for judgment was sustained, and plaintiff’s motion for judgment or a new trial against Fruehauf was…