Koob v. Long

Spencer* J.

This personal injury action arose from a car-pedestrian collision, when Johann Koob, plaintiff was crossing Highway 71 between Gering and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, about 7 p.m., on March 2, 1967. The jury returned a verdict for $25,000. Defendant, Norton R. Long, perfected this appeal, contending the trial court should have sustained either his motions for directed verdict or his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

There are three questions presented by the appeal: First, whether the contributory negligence of the plaintiff was sufficient as a matter of law to bar…