Barndt v. Searle

Loring, Justice.

Two cases. Both plaintiffs were injured in the state of Wisconsin in the same automobile accident, which occurred on a highway which runs north from the bridge over the Mississippi River at Winona. Both plaintiffs had verdicts, and the defendant moved for judgments notwithstanding the verdicts but not for new trial. Judgments were entered and appeals taken therefrom.

Both plaintiffs were riding in the defendant’s car as guest passengers, and there is no charge of contributory negligence against either, nor is there a claim that the accident was due to any defect in the…