Brown v. Todd

CLAY, Commissioner.

Plaintiffs appellants sought to recover personal injury and property damages which resulted when defendant appellee’s automobile ran into the rear of the car in which they were riding. The jury found for defendant. On appeal the only issue is whether the trial court properly instructed the jury.

The accident happened on a two-lane blacktop highway (U. S. Highway 27, north of Somerset) in broad daylight. The highway was straight and the road conditions were good. Plaintiffs were driving north in the proper lane at about 50 to 55 miles an hour. Defendant was in a following car…