Bauman v. Sragow

This is an appeal from a directed verdict in a case involving an accident between plaintiff’s (appellant’s) motorcycle and defendant’s (appellee’s) automobile. At the end of the plaintiff’s case in chief the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant.

Plaintiff testified he was riding his motorcycle south on 23rd Street, N.W., between H and I Streets, at 5 :30 in the evening of July 21, 1970. There were two 1 southbound traffic lanes and appellant was proceeding in the right-hand lane at 25 to 30 m. p. h., the same speed as the other southbound traffic. Planning to turn left at G…