Hoffman v. Jorgensen Awnings, Inc.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries to a passenger in an automobile which went off the road in passing defendants’ truck and struck a driveway and culvert. There was no physical contact between the automobile and the truck. At the conclusion of the evidence, the district court sustained defendants’ motion for a directed verdict and the plaintiff has appealed.

The questions presented involve the sufficiency of evidence of the defendants’ negligence; whether defendants’ negligence, if any, was the proximate cause of the accident; and whether the plaintiff is chargeable with…