Sims v. Dixon

(Pro Tempore)

This is an action to recover damages arising out of a near collision between the vehicles of plaintiff and defendant in Sweet Home, Oregon. The cause was submitted to a jury and a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff.

The defendant appeals, assigning error in the denial of his motion for a nonsuit and refusal of the court to give a requested instruction for a directed verdict. The defendant contends that there was no competent evidence of causal relation between defendant’s alleged negligence and plaintiff’s injuries.

The incident occurred in the morning of December 11, 1957, at…