Samuel Lonnie Nelson v. Ford Motor Company, Etc.

Ford Motor Company appeals from a judgment against it for personal injuries sustained by Samuel Lonnie Nelson in a single vehicle accident which allegedly resulted from the failure of a bearing on the left rear axle. Two issues are raised: (1) the District Court’s refusal to give a requested instruction on contributory negligence, and (2) whether the District Court fell into error by instructing the jury on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. We affirm.

When reasonable men can differ as to whether facts infer negligence on the part of the plaintiff the question of contributory negligence is…