Sackett v. Haeckel

Neíson, Justice.

Defendant Paul Horni appeals to the supreme court both from an order denying his motion for judgment in his favor on the issue of contributory negligence and for a new trial on the issue of damages alone and also from judgment entered in favor of defendant Ray L. Haeckel, special administrator of the estate of Grace Schafer.

An action was originally brought by Fenton E. Sackett, the driver of a tractor-trailer, for damages arising out of a collision between his truck and a Packard automobile owned by Paul Horni and driven by Grace Schafer. Grace Schafer later died due to…