Ritchie v. Davidson

This is an automobile accident case in which the defendant failed to apply her emergency footbrake and ran into the rear end of plaintiff’s car which was stopped at a stop sign. The jury verdict and judgment thereon were for the defendant and plaintiff appeals. We reverse the judgment.

There are several questions presented and argued. The only one necessary for a determination of this case is the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict and judgment.

The accident occurred at Fifty-second and Blondo Streets, Omaha, Nebraska, at about 4:30 p.m., June 16, 1965, a clear,…