Clary v. Polk County

This is an appeal from a judgment against the County of Polk for damages for injuries suffered by plaintiffs, Dell L. and Marie L. Clary, husband and wife, when their car failed to negotiate a curve on Polk County Road No. 681. Each plaintiff filed a separate action to recover $2,000 for damages which each sustained. By stipulation the cases were tried together and the jury returned verdicts in favor of both plaintiffs. The court thereafter denied defendant’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. From the resulting judgments, the county…