Floyd v. Edwards

This action was brought to recover damages for the death of Arthur Floyd, a pedestrian in the street, who lost his life when struck by defendant’s' family car, driven by his son. The jury returned .a verdict for defendant, upon which judgment was entered. Plaintiff’s motion for new trial was overruled, and he .appealed, assigning that the trial court: (1) Erred in submitting the issue of contributory negligence to the jury; (2) erred in overruling plaintiff’s motion at the close of the trial to withdraw the question of negligence from the jury and submit only the question of the amount of…