Maddox v. Smith

Plaintiff Bobby Maddox, a four-year-old minor, was struck by an automobile driven by the defendant while he was running across South Seventh Avenue in St. Charles. He filed suit for-his personal injuries through his mother and next friend. A jury found the issues in favor of the defendant. After the denial of his motion for a new trial, this appeal followed.

Plaintiff charges as grounds for reversal that the trial court erred in denying plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict, in refusing to give certain instructions tendered by plaintiff and that the verdict was the result of passion and…