Hunt v. State

MeCORMICK, Justice.

The State appeals adverse judgment in a tort claims suit. The questions are whether the evidence is sufficient to support the finding of negligence and whether the trial court erred in two rulings on evidence. We find no reversible error and affirm the trial court.

The action arose from a one-car accident on a frost-covered bridge on interstate 29 in Council Bluffs at about 6:20 a. m. on November 9, 1971. Plaintiff Thomas P. Hunt, then 20 years old, was driving north on the interstate. He was on his way from Omaha to Missouri Valley to go duck hunting. He had the lights of…