Salyer v. Booher

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Richard Salyer appeals from a judgment awarding Mrs. Gloria Booher $5,069 as damages she allegedly sustained as a result of a collision between their respective automobiles. Salyer contends that Mrs. Boo-her was negligent as a matter of law, jury instructions were prejudicially erroneous and the evidence does not support the award of damages.

At about 9:00 a. m., December 7, 1963, Salyer and Mrs. Booher were each driving their automobiles north on Minors Lane, a road in Jefferson County which is divided into one northbound and one southbound traffic lane. Mrs. Booher…