Johnson v. Plodzien

Plaintiff brought suit to recover damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendant in the operation of his motor vehicle. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of not guilty. The court entered judgment on the verdict, and denied plaintiff’s subsequent motion for a new trial. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment, as well as from the order denying his motion.

At the time of the occurrence, May 10, 1958, plaintiff was sixty-nine years old. Shortly before eleven o’clock that morning, he left his apartment and walked a block to the Clarendon Liquor Store…