Hofrichter v. Kiewit-Condon-Cunningham

Paine. J.

Plaintiff brought action for personal injuries suffered by her in an automobile-truck collision, which occurred on a Platte River bridge south of Grand Island. The verdict and judgment was for $11,000, from which defendants appeal.

There is evidence in the record tending to establish the following facts: The plaintiff, Helen 0. Hofrichter, was 33 years of age at the time of the accident, which occurred on the afternoon of December 9, 1943. She and her husband, Harold E. Hofrichter, were employed at the United States Naval Ammunition Depot at Hastings, where she was earning $200 a…