Holliday v. Patchen

This is an action by the plaintiff, LeRoy Holliday, against the defendant, Edwin L. Patchen, to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while he was a guest in the defendant’s automobile. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $11,654.64. The trial court thereafter sustained defendant’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The plaintiff appeals.

The accident occurred on January 7, 1954, on a county road between Dickens and North Platte in Lincoln County, after dark at about 7 p.m. The road was graveled and dry. The accident happened near a bridge, the…