Butcher v. O'CONNOR

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

In this action plaintiff Allen L. Butcher sought damages in the amount of $27,500 for alleged loss of services and consortium of his wife and for medical expenses incurred as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile collision. The trial court directed a verdict at the end of plaintiff’s evidence as to defendants Olon O’Connor and Madeline Mary Ratchford, and there was a unanimous jury verdict in favor of defendant Hiram H. Main, Jr. Plaintiff has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

The collision occurred about 3:30 o’clock on June 18, 1960, on Highway 66 bypass,…