Allen v. Clark

The plaintiff brought suit for personal injuries against Francis O. Clark and the Blue Star Produce Company, a corporation. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, counsel for the Blue Star Produce Company moved for a directed verdict. This motion" was sustained, and the trial proceeded against Francis O. Clark as sole defendant. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed from the judgment entered thereon.

The petition -charged that the plaintiff, riding in the back seat of a car, was the innocent victim of an automobile collision, and that the resultant…