Lankford v. Thompson

Action for damages for personal injuries received at a crossing. Verdict and judgment went for plaintiff for $25,000 and defendant appealed.

Error is assigned (1) on plaintiff's instruction No. 2; (2) on alleged conflict between plaintiff's instruction No. 2 and defendant's instruction E; (3) on plaintiff's instruction No. 4; (4) on alleged misconduct of juror Morlan on voir dire examination; (5) on the court's refusal to discharge the jury for alleged improper argument; and (6) on an alleged excessive verdict.

Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was struck, and received the injuries complained of, by…