Booth v. Frankenstein

Defendant’s first contention is that the evidence does not sustain the finding of the jury that deceased was negligent. This requires an examination of the facts. The collision occurred about six o’clock in the evening of January 30, 1931. The plaintiff was driving his Chevrolet truck in a southerly direction on state trunk highway 29, a short distance south of Stanley. The deceased was driving his Oldsmobile coupe in a northerly direction on this highway. Plaintiff’s truck was equipped with a platform eighty-two inches wide, which extended ten inches beyond the wheels and was not equipped…