Brown v. Godfrey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This action is brought by David Michael Brown, through his mother as next friend, to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned when he was struck by a car driven by the de fendant, Doris O. Godfrey. For convenience, we will refer to the parties either by name or as plaintiff and defendant, respectively.

The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for $1,038.15. The plaintiff has appealed. Essentially, two contentions are presented: First, that the trial court erred in overruling plaintiff’s motion for a…