Heger v. Meissner

In this case, tried without a jury, plaintiff Gottlieb Heger sought recovery for his medical and hospital expenses, loss of earnings and the pain and suffering he sustained as a result of being struck by an automobile driven by defendant Arthur Meissner on January 28, 1953.

Heger was then employed as a night watchman by construction contractors who were erecting a building on the north side of East Warren avenue between Radnor and Canyon streets. The construction company had floodlights installed in the area which illuminated the-street to a greater extent than would have been accomplished by…