Anthony v. Poppert

This’ is an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff as the result of a minor automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants and the plaintiff has appealed.

The plaintiff, Donna Anthony, and the defendant, Howard Poppert, were both stopped near a stop sign at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and 20th Street in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on a dry, clear summer afternoon in August 1967. Plaintiff’s car was stopped at the stop sign and the defendant’s vehicle was stopped immediately behind the plaintiff. They waited for traffic to clear. Plaintiff then…