Ashworth v. Morrison

The plaintiff-appellant, a pedestrian, was struck by the defendant-appellee’s truck after he attempted to cross U. S. Route 52 near Burlington, Ohio. A trial was had before a jury in the Common Pleas Court of Lawrence County, and a judgment was entered on the verdict for the defendant-appellee.

The plaintiff-appellant has appealed to this court, and has assigned the following as errors of the trial court:

“1. In excluding relevant material and competent evidence offered by the plaintiff-appellant.

“2. In refusing to grant a new trial after it was brought to the attention of the court that one of…