Hodgson v. Pohl

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachenfeld, J.

The query here is whether or not the question of “unavoidable, accident” was properly submitted to the jury and if error was committed in the court’s definition of “unavoidable accident.”

A brief resumé of the facts helps clarify the issues. The plaintiffs, husband and wife, were passengers in a taxicab proceeding north on Atlantic Avenue in Haddonfield, New Jersey, the cab being operated by the defendant Pohl. It collided with a fuel truck of the defendants Eluharty and this action is for injuries sustained by Mrs. Hodgson.

Atlantic Avenue…