Van House v. Acorn Steel Co.

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

This concerns a motor vehicle accident which resulted in the death of plaintiff’s decedent, Robert Van House. It involved a collision between the decedent’s motorcycle and defendant’s automobile truck. The accident happened June 29, 1942 at or near the intersection of Highway No. 532 and Killian Trail, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The suit resulted in a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $16,000 and this appeal is from the judgment entered on that verdict.

The appellant first stresses that there are incontrovertible physical facts in the case which…