Hopkins v. Stoddard

DAVISON, Justice.

W. E. Stoddard, as plaintiff, brought this action against defendant, Otie Murrell Hopkins, to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from an automobile accident. After a jury had rendered a verdict for defendant, the trial court sustained plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, and defendant appeals. We will continue to refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

The litigation involved the plaintiff as a pedestrian and the defendant as the driver of an automobile. The facts leading up to the accident are not important to or decisive of this appeal.

Plaintiff’…