Whittaker v. Hanifin

This action grew out of an automobile collision, in which Walter S. Whittaker, one of the plaintiffs, suffered very serious injuries. At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence, each of the defendants separately moved the court to discharge the jury and enter judgment for defendants. The jury *19were discharged, and the motion sustained and the action dismissed. The plaintiffs appeal.

There is but little conflict in the evidence in this case. Plaintiff Walter S. Whittaker was 22 years of age, and was driving an International half-ton truck, loaded with 1,000 pounds of meat, into North Platte from the…