Carson v. Associated Truck Lines, Inc.

This case comes to us from the Allen Superior Court No. 3, Allen County, Indiana. The action was brought by the plaintiff-appellant against the defendantappellee for damages for personal injuries and property damage resulting from a collision of the plaintiff’s automobile with the rear-end of the defendant’s semi-trailer truck.

Trial was to a jury, and at the close of all the evidence, the court instructed the jury that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, and directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff thereafter filed his motion…