Diem v. Adams

Shortly after midnight on June 1, 1937, plaintiff, Oscar Diem (a physician), was operating an automobile across the Triborough Bridge in the city of New York, when his car collided with one owned by the defendant, Donald Adams. Both the doctor and his wife (plaintiff, Gertrude Diem) were injured. Both received verdicts in substantial amounts at the hands of a jury. .Both verdicts were set aside by the trial court and judgment directed for the defendant. Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered upon such direction.

The verdict in favor of the doctor included damages for his own personal…