Barach v. Island Empire Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Appellants, as plaintiffs, brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained by the appellant wife which, it is alleged, were the result of being struck by an auto truck owned by the defendant and operated by its employee, who was also its manager and one of its officers and stockholders. The case was tried to a jury, which returned á general verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiffs havé appealed from an adverse judgment based on the verdict.

Errors are assigned upon five instructions given by the court to the jury, and upon the denial of their motion for a new trial. The…