Sheley v. Guy

The defendant appeals from a judgment entered on the jury verdict against her and in favor of the plaintiff for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate, a 4-year-old child who died shortly after being struck by the defendant’s car. The issues before us are: (1) Whether the trial court erred in failing to grant defendant’s motions for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict because defendant was not guilty of negligence as a matter of law; (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing to give defendant’s instruction pertaining to alleged contributory negligence of the…