Blaak v. Davidson

Defendants appeal from a post-trial order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial entered after the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants. The order directed a verdict as to liability against defendants and limited the new trial to the issue of damages.

This action results from a rear-end collision within a cloud of dust on the Pasco-Kahlotus Highway. An automobile driven by the plaintiff Mr. Blaak (Mrs. Blaak was a passenger) was struck by a following gasoline delivery truck driven by the defendant Mr. Davidson, hereinafter referred to as the sole defendant. On plaintiffs’…