Mahoney v. Erickson

Two Fords meeting upon a narrow roadway collided. This lawsuit resulted, in which each party claimed damages to his car because of alleged negligence of the other. The jury awarded plaintiff $75, and defendant appeals.

Plaintiff’s Ford was a touring car of the 1919 output. He bought it second hand in 1920 and used it right along until the collision, October 1, 1922. His complaint alleged the ear to be damaged in the sum of $150. The injury was not so great but that the car could be driven home from the place of accident. He testified that he paid $47 for repairs, but all he showed was a bill…