Bland v. Fox

This is a damage action for wrongful death arising as a result of a collision between a car driven by one Austin L. Bland and a semitrailer truck owned by the two defendants and driven by the defendant, Marcus D. Fox, hereinafter referred to as defendant Fox. Bland was killed instantly. Defendant Fox was injured and taken to the hospital where he made two statements to officials to which we will refer later.

The accident occurred on a paved two-lane highway some 4% miles west of McCook.

Issues were made and trial had. At the close of evidence for the plaintiff in chief, the trial court on…