Scheer v. Cromwell

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Pringle.

The parties to this action appear in the same order as in the trial court, and we will refer to them in this opinion as plaintiff and defendant or by name.

Scheer brought an action against Cromwell, alleging that Cromwell’s negligence was the proximate cause of an accident in which he suffered a “whip lash” type of injury to his neck. He prayed for damages in the amount of $12,500. Cromwell denied plaintiff’s allegations. She also pled two affirmative defenses. A trial was had to a jury which returned a verdict for Scheer in the amount of $95.

A motion for a…