Kasper v. Helfrich

CLEMENS, Commissioner.

The plaintiff sued the defendant for personal injuries and property damages caused by a collision when defendant drove into the rear of plaintiff’s car. Plaintiff got a verdict for $14,250 personal injuries and $750 property damage. Defendant appeals from the $15,000 judgment.

Since the appeal focuses on claimed trial errors rather than liability, a condensed statement of the verdict-consistent evidence will do: On the night of September 19, 1959, both parties drove north on U.S. Highway 67. Plaintiff stopped behind a line of cars waiting to cross St. Cyr Road. Going…