Olson v. Chicago Great Western Railroad

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Plaintiff suffered an injury on the evening of November 8, 1931, between seven and eight o’clock, while riding in an automobile with her husband, who was the driver thereof. When she rested below, the court on defendant’s motion directed a verdict against her. She was unsuccessful upon her motion for a new trial, and the case comes to us for review upon appeal from that order. The evidence in her behalf tended to establish the following facts: The husband

ditched the car in order to prevent a collision with one of defendant’s freight trains at a highway crossing. The…