Ballard v. King

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellant, Mrs. Myrtle Ballard, a passenger in an automobile driven by her daughter, was severely injured when a car driven by the appellee, Stephen E King, ran into the rear of the automobile, and it, in turn, collided with a vehicle which had stopped in front of it. The defendant, now appellee, judically admitted liability in the action for damages. There were two trials, in both of which only the question of damages was submitted.

The verdict on the first trial was for $14,000, and judgment was entered thereon. On the defendant’s motion, the verdict and judgment…