Helf v. Hansen & Keller Truck Co.

This action was brought to recover damages to an automobile. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $850. The defendants moved for judgment notwithstanding' the verdict, and, in the alternative, for a new trial, both of which motions were overruled. Judgment was entered upon the verdict, from which they appeal.

The facts supported by the testimony offered by the respondent may be summarized as follows: During the year 1930, the city of Tacoma was constructing a dam at Lake Cushman, in Máson county, to be used in connection…