BROOKS v. GILBERT

No. 49728.

98 N.W.2d 309 (1959)

Deborah BROOKS, by her next friend and father, Gaylord Brooks, and Gaylord Brooks, Appellees, v. Robert H. GILBERT and Lorraine C. Gilbert, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 22, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steward, Crouch & Kelly, Des Moines, for appellants.

Duffield & Pinegar, Des Moines, for appellees.


PETERSON, Justice.

On June 27, 1957, about 11:00 A.M., defendant Robert H. Gilbert, driving a Chevrolet car, struck plaintiff Deborah Brooks, six years old. The car was registered in his wife's name, and she is a codefendant. Deborah was crossing Hull Avenue in Des Moines. She was seriously injured. A verdict was returned in her favor for $54,750, and in favor of her father, for his expenses of $2,495.21. Motion for new trial was overruled. Defendants appeal.

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