Peveto v. Austin

FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

A husband and wife appeal a district court judgment rejecting their claim for damages arising when the pedestrian-wife was struck by an automobile driven by one of the defendants, contending that the trial judge erred in:(1) Failing to hold the defendant motorist to a proper standard of duty or care, and(2) Accepting the trial testimony of the defendant motorist even though he had been impeached by proof of prior inconsistent statements.

For the reasons hereinafter set forth, we affirm.

At about 8:30 o’clock on the morning of November 19, 1976 Melva Peveto was driving…