Cappellano v. Pane

The plaintiff Ross Cappellano brought this action against the defendant Anthony Pane in the district court for Douglas County, Nebraska. Its purpose was to recover for personal injuries which the plaintiff sustained in a one-car accident while riding in defendant’s automobile. The accident occurred on U. S Highway No. 75 in the State of Iowa which requires our application of the laws of that state to the cause of 'action.

At a trial to a jury, the defendant’s motion for a dismissal or in the alternative for a directed verdict for the defendant made at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence was…