Hunter v. Brand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. Plaintiff (appellant), Katherine N. Hunter, was riding in the front seat of a station wagon owned and being driven by her husband, Walter E. Hunter, when a pickup truck driven by defendant (appellee), Phillip Brand, collided with the vehicle, injuring plaintiff. The jury returned a general verdict for defendant. From the trial court’s order overruling plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and her motion to set aside the answers to the special…