Dehen v. Berning

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Plaintiff, a guest passenger in defendant’s car, suffered injuries as a result of an automobile collision. In his action to recover damages therefor he met with an adverse verdict, and he appeals from the judgment entered pursuant thereto.

The evidence would justify a jury in finding the following facts: State trunk highway No. 169 (formerly No. 18) in the vicinity of the accident is paved 20 feet in width with 10-foot shoulders flush with the pavement, graveled, firm, and suitable for driving in case of need. At a point about 400 feet south of a crossroad near…