Roach v. Lacho

FINCH, Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit for $20,000 for personal injuries. At the close of plaintiff’s case the trial court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict and entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged primary and humanitarian negligence. Defendant’s answer contained a general denial and pleaded contributory negligence, including an assertion that plaintiff was driving to the left side of the road when approaching within one hundred feet of an intersection. The trial court held that plaintiff’s own evidence disclosed that she was guilty of…