Dambakly v. Mason

HENDRY, Chief Judge.

The trial court entered judgment for the defendant, James Rooney Mason, after granting his motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case in an automobile negligence action.

Plaintiff, Melia Marcel Dambakly, testified that on November 22, 1964 at about 6 30 P.M., she was returning to Miami from Marco Island on the Tamiami Trail, which is U. S. Highway 41. She was traveling at a speed of fifty to fifty-five miles per hour and was approximately four to five car lengths behind another car which was also heading east. Though it was not completely dark,…