Paddack v. Patrick

Lillian E. Paddack brought this action in the district court for Sarpy County against William R. Patrick. She therein claims a car accident, in which she was involved while driving her car, was caused by negligence of the defendant in driving his car and resulted in damage to her car and injuries to her person for which she seeks to recover. A jury awarded her a verdict of $5,000 from which defendant appeals, his motion for a new trial having been overruled.

The first question raised by appellant is, was the evidence, as a matter of law, sufficient to sustain the verdict? The question of…