Schnabel v. Mormann

BOYER, Chief Judge.

Appellants, defendants below, appeal from an award of damages to appellees in the trial court. Specifically, appellants assert that the trial court erred in denying their motion for a directed verdict and in giving an instruction to the jury on res ipsa loquitur.

Although the case involved several parties, the primary participants in the drama giving rise to the lawsuit are appellants Betty Jean Schnabel (Mrs. Schnabel) and her mother, appellee Dorothy Mormann (Mrs. Mormann). In April of 1961, Mrs. Schnabel purchased a 1961 Buick. After using the car for approximately ten…