Morton v. Mooney

The defendants, Albert S. Mooney, Jr., and Butte Aircraft Corporation, have appealed from a judgment awarding the plaintiff damages for personal injuries sustained, and the wrecking of a Ford coupe, when the ear in which plaintiff was riding ran into the rear end of a Ford truck owned and operated in the defendant company’s business.

The accident occurred on January 2, 1932, on the Harrison Boulevard, the main highway leading south from Butte, near the Butte airport and the home of defendant Mooney. At the time of the accident, mid-forenoon, the weather was very cold but the air was clear and…