Ewen v. Spence

RUARK, Judge.

Defendant Spence has appealed from a jury-based judgment in amount of $4,262.00 for property damage, medical expense, and loss of wages. The occasion: Defendant’s Ford station wagon collided with plaintiff’s tractor at the approach entrance (commonly known as Lyon Gate) to the former Fort Crowder reservation from Highway 71 south of Neosho. At this place Highway 71 is a divided, concrete pavement running north and south. The immediate and surrounding area is approximately level and open.

The east northbound lane of 71 is twenty-seven feet in width. There is a paved cross-over from…