HAMILTON v. BECKER

No. 49256.

86 N.W.2d 142 (1957)

Floyd HAMILTON, Administrator of the Estate of Dean L. Hamilton, Deceased, Appellant, v. Clarence BECKER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larson & Carr, Charles City, for appellant.

Zastrow, Noah & Smith, Charles City, Brown, Dresser & Kinsey, Mason City, for appellee.


HAYS, Chief Justice.

Action for damages by decedent's administrator for defendant's alleged negligence in the operation of his automobile. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The death occurred after dark on the evening of March 23, 1956. Decedent left the town of Bassett, Iowa, in a pickup truck loaded with wood, about six P.M., headed west toward Charles City where he lived. There was snow on the ground but Highway 18 was...

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