Strickland v. Barker

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Russell Sherman Strickland received a $23,000 jury verdict in his action against Charles Edgar Barker for personal injuries and property damage. Defendant has appealed from the judgment entered upon the verdict.

A northbound 2-ton truck driven by plaintiff on Highway T in Butler County collided with a southbound Chevrolet pickup truck driven by defendant. The vehicles met on a curve to plaintiff’s right. The curve was banked downhill from west to east. The blacktop highway, the paved portion of which was 18 feet wide, was covered with snow. The northbound lane had been…