Jones v. CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE PROPANE COMPANY

This is an action by Radford Jones, plaintiff, to recover damages sustained in an automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $55,000. The defendant, Consumers Cooperative Propane Company, appeals.

The accident happened at about 9:45 a.m., on October 6, 1966, at an intersection of county graveled roads near Glenvil, Nebraska. The weather was clear and the roads were dry. There were no stop signs at the intersection but there was a “Slow” sign approximately % mile west of the intersection.

A farmhouse is located 71 feet north and 97 feet west of the…