Stevens v. County of Dawson

This is an action against Dawson County, Nebraska, for damages caused by a defective bridge and is a companion case to case No. 34994, Stevens v. County of Dawson, ante p. 585, 111 N. W. 2d 220. Luella Stevens, the appellant, was the plaintiff in the court below and is the wife of Edward Stevens. The plaintiff was a passenger in the truck operated by her husband and was injured when the truck collided with the embankment at the south end of a bridge which had partially collapsed.

By stipulation this case and case No. 34994 were consolidated for trial. Both cases were submitted to the jury upon…