Haley v. Byers Transportation Company

FINCH, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a judgment for plaintiff for $20,000.00. Jurisdiction of this court is conferred by the amount involved.

This case arises out of a collision which occurred on February 24, 1961, at about 1:00 A.M., on U„S. Highway 40 at á point about three and one-half miles east of the city limits of Odessa, Missouri. At that point the highway was approximately 24 feet wide and carried both east and westbound traffic. The Hillcrest Service Station and Cafe was located on the south side of the highway and was on the crest of a hill. The easternmost driveway into .the…