Stewart v. RITZ CAB COMPANY

From a jury verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $44,000, arising from a rear-end collision automobile accident, the defendant appeals. The defendant asserts on this appeal, first, that the court erred in directing a verdict for the plaintiff on the issue of liability; and second, that the jury verdict in the sum of $44,000 was excessive. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

The plaintiff’s automobile was halted for an intersection traffic light at Twenty-fourth and Binney Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, betwen 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on June 12, 1966. It was stopped at the time…