Vipond v. Jergensen

148 N.W.2d 598 (1967)

Tim VIPOND, Appellant,

v.

Wendell JERGENSEN, Appellee.

No. 52305.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 7, 1967.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1967.

Winkel & Winkel, Algona, for appellant.

Linnan, Lynch & Straub, Algona, for appellee.

LARSON, Justice.

Plaintiff Tim Vipond sought damages for personal injuries sustained by him while riding in an automobile owned by the defendant Wendell Jergensen and operated by his son Charles. The action, brought in two counts, charged Charles with reckless operation and alleged plaintiff was not a guest. At the close of plaintiff's evidence a verdict was…