Snyder v. Russell

Plaintiff, a pedestrian, brought suit against the two defendants for personal injuries sustained by her when struck by an automobile as she was about to board a street car. The jury returned a verdict against each of the defendants for $4,000, and the defendants appeal.

The accident happened at the northwest corner of Twentieth and Paul streets in Omaha, about 8 o’clock on the evening of December 9, 1939. The plaintiff lived in an apartment in the Fontenelle Project, located near this intersection. She came out of her apartment to board a street car, having an appointment with her brother…