Martin v. Carruthers
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action for damages growing out of a collision between automobiles. Judgment for plaintiff. Error to the District Court of Phillips County, Hon. L. C. Stephenson, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison
Carruthers brought suit and recovered judgment below against Martin for negligence which resulted in an automobile collision on the road between Holyoke and Wray. Martin brings error and argues three points, First, that the amended complaint did not state a cause of action. Second, that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. Third, that Instruction No. 1, requested by the defendant, was wrongly refused.
As to the first, we think the complaint clearly states a cause of action. The essential allegations are:
That the plaintiff, in the night, was going south on the right hand or west…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Daniels v. CleggMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
- Neal v. RendallSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1903
- Marsh v. CramerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
- Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway Co. v. CohunSupreme Court of Colorado · 1919
- Angell v. LewisSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1898
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- Drake v. HodgesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1945
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