Court Opinion

ID: 9697116
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 19:06:19.685648+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:29.286472
License: Public Domain

Spencer, J.,
dissenting in part, and concurring in part.
I dissent from that portion of the opinion which holds that the evidence presented a jury question as to the contributory negligence of the plaintiff, for the reason set out by Judge Boslaugh in his dissenting opinion.
I concur in that portion of the opinion which holds that the question of the imputation of negligence to the defendant Virus was for determination by the jury. This was no ordinary landlord and tenant relationship. The Viruses had been interested in Reinwald for many years, and considered him as a foster son. They farmed together, each devoting full time to the operation. They combined their assets with one furnishing the land and a major portion of the farm equipment and operating expenses, and the other the remaining portion of the farm equipment and operating expenses. They consulted one another about the operation of the farm and divided the crops according to an agreed formula. At the time in question, Reinwald was using the automobile owned by Virus on their joint business.