DeMichiei v. Holfelder

Opinion by

Me. Chief Justice Bell,

An automobile driven by plaintiff and a truck owned by defendant Harry C. Holfelder and driven by his son who was joined as a defendant, collided on a curve. Each driver claimed that the other car was over the center line. Plaintiff sued for personal injuries and property damage; defendant Harry C. Holfelder counterclaimed for damages to his truck. The only eyewitnesses were the two drivers.

The jury returned a verdict for defendants on plaintiff’s claim, and for the plaintiff on defendants’ counterclaim. After the refusal of a new trial, plaintiff appealed…