Ebel v. Traylor

This action was brought by F. E. Traylor to recover damages for injuries inflicted by an automobile owned by plaintiffs in error and at the time operated by their employee, S. C. Schaaf. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,500.00, and judgment having been entered thereon this writ of error was allowed.

The parties will be designated according to the positions they occupied in the trial court.

The single contention presented by the petition is that, “conceding the negligence of the defendants, the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.”

The…