Robertson v. Land

CLAY, Commissioner.

Plaintiff suffered severe personal injuries when he was struck from behind by a truck which he was towing with his tractor. The jury awarded him something over $7,000 damages and the defendant appeals on the sole ground that he was entitled to a directed verdict (and subsequently a judgment n. o. v. under CR 50.02).

Early on a wintry morning plaintiff with his tractor was towing defendant’s disabled, large flatbed truck on a farm road. The motor on the truck would not start and the parties were attempting to maneuver it into a position where it would coast downhill. The…