Cary v. Short

The appellant Cary was driving his automobile in a northerly direction and the respondent Short was driving his automobile in a southerly direction when a head-on collision occurred between the two vehicles. Each sued the other for personal injuries and the cases were tried together. The crucial question was: on which side of the road had the accident occurred. The respondent Short claimed that as a result of the accident he had lost his memory and that he had no recollection of what had occurred. Medical testimony was introduced to support his claim of retrograde amnesia. The trial court…