Legal Opinion
John Conn, Administrator of the Estate of Delbert Richardson v. Kenneth Young
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 15, 1959No. 146, Docket 25197PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge.
On July 21, 1956, at about 6:30 p. m. an automobile driven by Delbert Richardson, plaintiff’s decedent, swerved from the road, hit an elm tree and turned over, coming to rest on its right side, facing in the opposite direction to its original course. The truck of the defendant, Kenneth Young, following close behind, collided practically head-on with the overturned vehicle. Young appeals from the judgment entered on the verdict of $25,000 against him.
Disregarding Young’s exculpatory version of what occurred, there was evidence from which the jury might have found the…
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