Terry v. Biswell

McGHEE, Justice.

At 7:30 P.M., on the evening of January 23, 1956, the plaintiff, L. H. Terry, in attempting to cross Main street in Lovington, New Mexico, was 'struck down and severely injured by an automobile owned by defendant B. C. Eppler and driven by defendant L. A. Biswell.

Terry brought an action against Biswell and Eppler and the case was tried to a jury which returned a general verdict for the plaintiff together with an answer to a special interrogatory finding that the plaintiff was outside the crosswalk at the time of the collision. Defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding…