Donovick v. Anthony

A jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants Glenn Anthony and wife, who appeal from an order granting a new trial.

April 8, 1959, plaintiffs Mr. and Mrs. Donovick stopped their half-ton Chevrolet pickup truck at an intersection in response to a traffic stoplight. A logging truck struck the rear of plaintiffs’ truck. The damage to the trucks was minimal.

Mrs. Donovick suffered a whiplash injury and, about 10 days after the accident, a miscarriage. This action for damages is based on these injuries.

After the accident, it was discovered there had been a break in the hydraulic brake system,…