Dawson v. Scherff

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

This case came to the writer on reassignment.

Plaintiff had verdict and judgment for $40,000 for personal injuries sustained when an automobile driven westward by him collided with a bridge abutment as he overtook and attempted to pass defendant’s westbound truck. Defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for judgment in accordance with his motion for directed verdict filed at the close of the evidence or, in the alternative, for a new trial, was sustained. The verdict and judgment were set aside, judgment was rendered for defendant and, in the alternative, defendant…