Van Pelt v. Richards Paint & Paper Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The plaintiff, Helen Van Pelt, brought this action against the Richards Paint & Paper Company and George Irvine to recover damages for personal injuries to plaintiff, and to her property as the result of a collision of automobiles. The verdict of the jury was in favor of plaintiff, awarding her damages in the sum of $18,000. Judgment was accordingly rendered, and defendants appeal.

In the Collision plaintiff suffered injuries to her neck, shoulders and arms, and the first vertebra of her neck was fractured, which experts testified was a…