Williams v. Hendrickson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action filed by plaintiff (appellee) Robert B. Williams against Eldon Hendrickson, defendant (appellant), to recover for personal injuries and property damage sustained by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant.

Plaintiff alleged that while he was driving his automobile in a westerly direction on U. S. Highway 36 defendant, operating his automobile in the same direction, negligently struck plaintiff’s car in the rear, which resulted in injury to plaintiff and property damage to his vehicle.

Defendant answered that he saw…