Brower v. Arnstein

ATTERIDGE, J., pro tem.

Respondent, John Brower, as plaintiff in the court below, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligent operation by defendant of his automobile. The action was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $2,750. This award, however, is subject to a first lien in favor of the intervening plaintiff, State Compensation Insurance Fund, in the sum of $637.94, and some of the other elements entering therein will be further discussed in our consideration of appellant’s claim that the same…