Crook v. Dooley

HIGGINS, Commissioner.

Action for $63,668.43 damages for personal injuries. Verdict and judgment were for defendant and plaintiff has appealed.

A collision between a tractor driven by plaintiff and an automobile driven by defendant occurred November 1, 1962, on Route A north of Hardin, Missouri, at a point where a 1-lane bridge spans a drainage ditch. Route A, also known as “Ozark Short Line,” is a black-top road, 17 feet wide, and is approximately level for six tenths of a mile south of the bridge. Exhibit 2 is an engineer’s profile of the road showing .57 per cent decline in the 600 feet…