Batchoff v. Craney

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while riding as a guest in an automobile alleged to have been owned and controlled by defendant .but which was being operated and driven by Bailey Stortz. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $10,000. The cause was tried before the Hon. T. • E. Downey, district judge. A motion for new trial was filed by defendant. Judge Downey was disqualified from hearing the motion and Hon. Jeremiah J. Lynch assumed jurisdiction of the case and after hearing denied the motion. :

Defendant has appealed…