Scott v. Elwood

OPINION

This action arose from an automobile accident occurring on East Twelfth Street in Casper, Wyoming, February 19, 1955, between the cars driven by plaintiff, J. E. Scott, and defendant, Byrd E. Elwood. Both cars were damaged; and plaintiff, claiming defendant’s negligence, brought suit for $651. Defendant filed a cross-petition for $199. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and in the resulting judgment there was a finding that the defendant Elwood was negligent in causing the accident and that the negligence of plaintiff Scott contributed to the accident. It was accordingly…