Bangs v. Keifer

LARSON, Justice.

The plaintiff David Bangs brought this action at law for damages as a result of an accident at a street intersection in Charles City, Iowa, on March 11, 1967. When defendant’s automobile, driven with his consent by his son, failed to slow or stop before entering this stop intersection, it struck the left rear of plaintiff’s automobile. Defendant pleaded legal excuse, claiming that the accelerator on his automobile unexpectedly stuck as it approached the intersection and that reasonable efforts to remedy the situation failed. Although plaintiff objected to any instruction on…