Legal Opinion

Neal v. Bowes

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 4, 1963PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.

Defendant was operating a motor vehicle which struck and injured the plaintiff, Donald 0. Neal, who instituted this action for compensation. There was a trial by jury and a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff asserts that the justice below erred:

1. In refusing to grant plaintiff’s motion for a new trial;

2. In instructing the jury as follows:(a) That in order to find for the Plaintiff the Defendant’s negligence must have been the sole proximate cause of the accident;(b) That it was the duty of the Plaintiff as a pedestrian to look and see what there was to be seen.

Plaintiff…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1944
  2. Pierce v. RodliffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1901
  3. Johnson v. ParsonsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
  4. Shannon v. DowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1934

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ginn v. Penobscot CompanySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
  2. Santina Caruso v. The Jackson LaboratorySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  3. Welch v. JordanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
  4. Turgeon v. Lewiston Urban Renewal AuthoritySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968

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