DeWald v. King

James L. DeWald sued James C. King to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained when the car King was driving struck DeWald. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for DeWald in the amount of $4,500.

DeWald appeals, contending that the verdict was inadequate and that the trial court should have set the verdict aside and awarded a new trial. In addition, DeWald contends that the trial court should not have permitted King to adduce evidence of DeWald’s alcoholism. King assigns cross-error, contending that DeWald failed to prove that King’s car struck DeWald or that…