Murray v. Hicks

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MIZUHA, J.

This is a suit for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff-appellant when he was struck by an automobile being backed, at night, by defendant-appellee out of a narrow driveway alongside the house in which plaintiff lived. At the time, plaintiff was sitting on a stoop adjacent to the driveway. He was straddling the corner of the stoop with his legs extended over or in close proximity to the edge of the driveway. Plaintiff seeks reversal of a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a general verdict by the jury.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred…