Paul v. Carroll

This is an action for personal injuries incurred by plaintiff while in the course of servicing defendant’s stalled automobile. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the court directed a verdict in favor of defendant on the ground that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Plaintiff appeals.

At the trial, plaintiff testified that he was an auto mechanic working for Robert Bentz. At 8:00 A.M. on the day in question, he was sent out on a service call at Illinois and Clarendon in Arlington Heights, just a few blocks from the station where he worked. He was alone. He…