Nirenstein v. Sachs

The plaintiff in one of these actions, Nirenstein, while engaged in changing a tire of the car he was operating, was injured by being struck by a car driven by the defendant, and the defendant’s car at the same time collided with that of Nirenstein, causing injuries to the plaintiff in the other action, Mrs. Welch. In each case the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed from the denial of his motion to set it aside. It is not disputed that the highway for a considerable distance easterly of the point of the accident was straight, its traveled portion twenty…