Engstrum v. Sentinel Co.

The injury involved herein was sustained by Marian Engstrum while she was walking across East Wisconsin avenue about twenty-five feet east of its intersection with North Fourth street, in the city of Milwaukee, at 12 :30 p. m., on Saturday, October 4, 1930. At that time the vehicular and pedestrian traffic was very heavy at that intersection, which is in a busy retail business district. Mrs. Engstrum was a graduate nurse, thirty-nine years of age, and in good health, and had also been employed as a saleslady.

In passing upon defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, the trial court was…