Neal v. Bowes
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
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
- State v. SmithSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1944
- Pierce v. RodliffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1901
- Johnson v. ParsonsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1957
- Shannon v. DowSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1934
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Santina Caruso v. The Jackson LaboratorySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
- Welch v. JordanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
- Turgeon v. Lewiston Urban Renewal AuthoritySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1968