Klein v. Wagenheim

The 254-page transcript in this case discloses that the plaintiff-husband attempted to cross a busy thoroughfare in the middle of the block at an angle and was struck by defendant’s vehicle which was traveling below the posted speed limit. There is conflicting testimony on the question of whether the plaintiff-husband ran or walked out from between parked cars and further conflicting testimony concerning the lane of traffic in which the defendant had been traveling immediately prior to the accident.

After the jury had retired to deliberate on their verdict, they sent a note to the trial judge…