Gorges v. State Highway Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Tony Gorges brought this action against the state highway commission to recover damages claimed to have been sustained by reason of an alleged defect in state highway No. 54, over which plaintiff was traveling in an automobile. The action is brought under R. S. 1931 Supp. 68-419, and the defect mentioned consisted of an accumulation of natural ice on the highway, which caused plaintiff’s automobile to skid against cement posts of a guard rail of a culvert, resulting in injuries and damages for which a recovery is sought. A demurrer to…