Kohl v. Arp

Plaintiff’s truck, equipped with a lime box- or spreader bolted to its frame, was parked parallel to the curb on a Cedar Rapids street while the driver went over to an eating place. The sound of a crash outside caused him to investigate and he found his truck had been struck by a truck belonging to defendant Arp and driven by defendant Smith. The details of the collision are not material to this appeal since defendants concede that a question was made for the jury on the issue of liability.

The jury returned a verdict for $1,279.24. Answers to inrterrogatories show $275 of this amount was for…