Van Asch v. Rutili

Otis, Justice.

This is an action to recover damages brought on behalf of a 5-year-old pedestrian, Sheila J. Van Asch, who was injured by a car driven by defendant. The jury awarded defendant a verdict, and plaintiff appeals from an order denying her judgment n. o. v. or a new trial.

The accident occurred on June 16, 1964, at 3:30 in the afternoon. Defendant was driving north on Bryant Avenue South in the city of Minneapolis and had stopped at West 28th Street for an arterial stop sign. He then made a right turn, and as he did so he heard a thump which he said he thought was occasioned by…