Huber v. Cornhusker Paving Co.

Burke, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $20,000 in damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered in consequence of defendants’ negligence.

The injuries compensated for were sustained when plaintiff drove his automobile into an excavation or cut made in the highway by the defendants for the purpose of installing a sewer.

The following facts are not in serious dispute.

The accident occurred on September 24, 1970, at approximately 5:30 in the evening just east of the intersection of 120th and Fort Streets in Douglas County. Fort Street is a two-lane highway…