Beste v. Tadlock

CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff sued for injures sustained in a rear-end collision and received a $1,000 verdict. He has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

Defendant rear-ended plaintiff’s car while it was stopped at an intersection to make a left turn. Plaintiff fell forward, striking his head. He walked a few blocks to his home and drove to the hospital for a physical examination. The diagnosis was cervical sprain. During the next six months plaintiff saw his doctor with complaints of headache and backache. At trial, the treating physician, Dr. Hall, and Dr. O’Reilly, the examining…