Sortino v. Paynter

Sprague, District Judge.

The appellee and cross-appellant, Michael Sortino, brought an action for personal injuries arising out of an automobile incident against Roy D. Paynter, cross-appellee, and Shari K. Elder, appellant.

The petition alleged that at about midnight on February 9, 1977, Sortino, driving his van-type vehicle, was approaching 78th Street on Pacific Street in Omaha, Nebraska, when he observed a collision between Paynter and Elder. When, after the accident, the Paynter vehicle continued west without stopping, Sortino and another driver turned around and began to pursue it. Elder…