WEILBRENNER v. OWENS

No. 48672.

68 N.W.2d 293 (1955)

Fred WEILBRENNER, Appellee, v. Junior OWENS and Swift & Company, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 8, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pryor, Hale, Plock, Riley & Jones, Burlington, for appellants.

Beckman & Ruther, Burlington, for appellee.


GARFIELD, Justice.

Defendants have appealed from a judgment against them on a jury verdict for $26,662 as damages due plaintiff from a collision between his automobile and a tractor-trailer owned by defendant Swift & Co., driven by its employee, defendant Owens. Defendants urge three grounds for reversal: (1) contributory negligence as a matter of law; (2) error in receiving certain evidence of tire marks; and (3) allowance of excessive damages. We hold no reversible...

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