Thomas v. Whiteside

This is an appeal from a $68,435 jury verdict for personal injuries sustained from the collision of two automobiles. The defendant admitted liability and proceeded to trial to determine damages only.

The accident happened at about 9:00 p. m. May 24, 1963 on a dirt road known as the “U-ALL ROAD” three miles north of Rock Springs, Montana. Respondent was traveling south with his wife Eileen Thomas, and four children as passengers as the appellant approached from the south. The two automobiles met near the crest of a hill in what was described as a nearly head-on collision. James Thomas,…