Chodorov v. Eley

The principal issues in this appeal from a judgment in a motor vehicle collision case are whether the trial court erred in granting jury instructions on “sudden emergency” and “unavoidable accident.”

Audrey C. Chodorov sued Raymond William Eley to recover damages for injuries Chodorov sustained when the automobile in which Chodorov was a passenger was struck from the rear. A jury found in favor of Eley, and the trial court entered judgment in accordance with the jury’s verdict. Chodorov appeals.

The collision occurred on September 10, 1985, about 2:00 p.m., on Interstate Route 64, near the…