Ross v. Syms

CLEMENS, Judge.

In this humanitarian negligence case the jury found against plaintiff-pedestrian and in favor of defendant-motorist. Plaintiff has appealed from the ensuing judgment, his only contention being that the trial court erred in twice overruling his objections to defendant’s closing jury argument.

We relate only the facts relevant to the challenged jury argument. Plaintiff was injured while attempting to walk across north-south, four-lane Goodfellow Avenue, midway between two cross streets; it was dark and during the evening rush hour. Plaintiff successfully crossed the first and…