Ewan v. Butters

CROCKETT, Justice:

The plaintiff, Carol Ewan, sues for injuries suffered when struck by the defendant’s northbound car as she walked eastward across U. S. Highway 91 at about 10th North in Salt Lake City. Trial was commenced before a jury. At the close of the first day,, upon the basis of the plaintiff’s evidence as to how the accident occurred, the court-granted defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground that it showed that she was con-tributorily negligent as a matter of law-Plaintiff appeals.

*274Wherever there is conflict we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.1…