MATSON v. DAWSON

No. 37500.

178 N.W.2d 588 (1970)

185 Neb. 686

James A. MATSON, Appellee, v. John D. DAWSON, individually and as parent and natural Guardian of Diana Dawson, a Minor, Appellee, Impleaded with Diana Dawson, a Minor, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maupin, Dent, Kay, Satterfield & Gatz, Donald E. Girard, Gary L. Scritsmier, North Platte, for appellant.

Lyons, Wood & Carroll, McCook, for appellee.

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


NEWTON, Justice.

This case involves a collision between a horse ridden by plaintiff and an automobile operated by Diana Dawson, hereinafter called defendant. Plaintiff was injured and the verdict and judgment in the trial court were in plaintiff's favor. Questions presented are whether or not defendant was guilty of negligence which was a proximate cause of the accident and whether or not plaintiff was guilty of contributory...

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