Harlan v. Passot

Plaintiffs’ law actions to recover damages resulting from an automobile accident were consolidated for trial. The wife makes claim for personal injuries, the husband for loss of consortium and damage to his pickup truck. Trial to a jury-resulted in verdicts for defendant. Plaintiffs’ motion for new trial was sustained and the judgments were set aside.

Defendant’s appeal presents the question whether chapter 430, section 1, Acts of the Sixty-first General Assembly, effective July 4, 1965, now section 619.17, Code, 1966, operates retrospectively or prospectively.

The accident occurred about 10:30…