Johnson v. Simons

TUCKETT, Justice:

The defendants appeal from a verdict and judgment of the district court awarding to the plaintiffs damages for the personal injuries of Judith Johnson resulting from an automobile-pedestrian collision. The defendants are here seeking a reversal, or, in the alternative, a new trial.

On January 13, 1973, Jolene Jaye Si-mons, then 16 years old, was driving her father’s automobile on Highland Drive at about 6350 South in Salt Lake County when the automobile struck Judith Johnson, a pedestrian. It was dark at the time of the accident and traffic was moderately heavy, and the…