Applegate v. Home Oil Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

This was an action for damages for personal injuries. The jury answered special questions and returned a general verdict for plaintiff. The defendants appeal from the orders of the trial court overruling their demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence; their motion to strike answers to certain special questions; their motion for judgment oh the special findings; their motion for a new trial, and from the order entering judgment for plaintiff.

On November 16, 1954, Charles F. Applegate was driving his automobile from Newton to Parsons, Kansas.…