Rogers v. Hilger Chevrolet Company

Plaintiff, Warren Rogers, brought this action against defendant, Hilger Chevrolet Company, for personal injuries sustained when he fell out the door of an automobile owned by defendant while taking a test drive. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor in the sum of $25^000, and defendant appeals from the verdict and from the final judgment.

Defendant owns a car lot located in Glendive, Montana. On the morning of March'14, 1966 plaintiff, his wife and their three children went to defendant’s used car lot. They were looking at cars as prospective purchasers. They were- shown a 1960 Ford…