Thompson v. Redwine

CLAY, Commissioner.

This is a suit to recover for personal injuries and property damages arising out of an automobile accident. The jury returned a verdict for defendant appellee. Plaintiff appellant contends he was entitled to a directed verdict and an instruction was erroneous.

The accident happened on a hill on a two-lane country highway. It was a cold, wintry day and the roadway was covered-with snow and ice. Both cars were proceeding in the same direction down hill, with plaintiff’s car in front. When he was about two-thirds of the way down the hill, he said, he stopped on the right-hand…