Gran v. Dasovic

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action for damages arising out of an automobile collision. After a verdict for defendants, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. On appeal from this order plaintiffs contend (1) the evidence was sufficient to establish defendants’ negligence as a matter of law; and (2) it was error for the court to instruct the jury on the sudden emergency doctrine.

The accident occurred about midnight November 11, 1960, near the village of Outing in Cass County at a point where State Highway No. 6, which is a blacktopped,…