Saunders v. Wilson

This action was brought to recover for property damages to plaintiff’s car caused by defendant’s negligent operation of his automobile. The trial court entered judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $6.94. Plaintiff takes this appeal from the court’s assessment of damages.

Plaintiff, a resident of Minneapolis, testified by deposition that on July 13, 1966, he was visiting in Chicago. He had parked his car on Prairie Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets, where it was struck by defendant’s car and pushed into a third car. Plaintiff witnessed the accident from a short distance away. He…