Sherk v. Redding

Following a defense verdict in an automobile accident case, plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial on the ground of an erroneous jury instruction was granted. The defendant, Bessie Mae Redding, a widow,1 appeals.

The setting for the collision between the Sherk and Red-ding vehicles culminating in this lawsuit is the intersection of South 56th Street and South Tacoma Way in Tacoma, Washington. Bessie Mae Redding was proceeding south in the curb lane on South Tacoma Way. When she reached the intersection of South Tacoma Way and South 56th Street, she brought her vehicle to a stop for a red traffic…