Campbell v. Slater

This is a personal injury action in which plaintiff had judgment, and defendant has appealed. Betty Fay Campbell was six years old at the time of the injury, and the action is brought in her name by her father as next friend.

Several acts of negligence are alleged. The only ones submitted to the jury were: (1) That defendant was operating his truck at an excessive rate of speed and in violation of the ordinance of the city of Omaha; (2) that defendant did not have his truck under proper control.

Defendant complains that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury to return a verdict for…