STEWART v. RITZ CAB COMPANY

No. 37520.

178 N.W.2d 577 (1970)

185 Neb. 692

Hezikiah D. STEWART, Appellee, v. RITZ CAB COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gross, Welch, Vinardi, Kauffman, Schatz & Day, Omaha, for appellant.

Schrempp, Rosenthal, Bruckner & McLane, Levin & Gitnick, Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C.J., SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN, and NEWTON, JJ., and COLWELL, District Judge.


WHITE, Chief Justice.

From a jury verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $44,000, arising from a rear-end collision automobile accident, the defendant appeals. The defendant asserts on this appeal, first, that the court erred in directing a verdict for the plaintiff on the issue of liability; and second, that the jury verdict in the sum of $44,000 was excessive. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

The plaintiff's automobile was halted...

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