Diener v. Heritage Mutual Insurance

Hare claims the causal negligence of Diener was a superseding cause of the plaintiff’s injuries and the trial court abused its discretion in permitting Diener after the evidence had been closed to testify for the purpose of correcting his previous testimony.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1964, the defendants, as members of a funeral procession, were traveling east on Highway 10 in Calumet county. The procession was led by an automobile driven by Glenn Hall; the second car was the hearse driven by Hare, the funeral director; then followed Diener driving his own automobile and several other cars…