Eagan, B.N.F. v. Douglas

This is an action to recover for injuries suffered by the plaintiff by reason of having been struck by the defendant’s automobile, and comes here upon exceptions by the defendant. The only question necessary to consider is whether the evidence made a case for the jury on the issue of plaintiff’s contributory negligence, which is raised by an exception to the denial of defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

The accident happened at about 9.30 in the forenoon of Sunday, January 10, 1933, upon the marble bridge in the village of Proctor. This bridge is one hundred and seventy-five feet long…