CROCKETT, Justice.
Plaintiff, a passenger in the defendant's car, was injured when the defendant's brakes failed going down a hill, and the latter stopped the car by running it into a tree. A jury trial resulted in a no cause of action verdict against the plaintiff.
The essential points raised are: that the court erred in submitting to the jury the questions of plaintiff's assumption of risk and contributory negligence.
Plaintiff and defendant had...
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