Bertrand v. Adams

The plaintiff, Howard C. Bertrand, brought this suit for personal injuries to himself and damages to his automobile, incurred in a collision with a truck owned by defendant, George Bennett, and driven by the latter’s agent, Charles F. Adams, the other defendant. Judgment was entered upon a verdict for defendants.

On this appeal error is assigned on the instructions and also on the claim the verdict is contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence, induced by passion and prejudice resulting from improper arguments of defense counsel.

Testimony by plaintiff and two companions in his car was…