Housman v. Fiddyment

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Mildred Housman brought an action for $50,000 damages for personal injuries against Benjamin Fiddyment, who filed a counterclaim for $27,500 for personal injuries and property damages, all arising out of a head-on collision of their automobiles on Highway U, an 18-foot blacktop road in Christian County. There was a jury verdict for plaintiff for $16,000 on the petition and for plaintiff on the counterclaim. Defendant has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

*286The only question of liability tried and submitted was the question as to which of the two vehicles was across the…