Hodell v. Snyder

CARROLL, CHAS., Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff below, from a judgment for defendants based on a jury verdict. Appellant sued for damages for injuries he received as a pedestrian when struck by an automobile. The determinative question is whether, on the facts presented, a requested charge on the doctrine of last clear chance should have been given.

The evidence disclosed that plaintiff was crossing Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, from west to east, at 1:00 o’clock A.M., at a designated pedestrian crossing,1 with benefit of a pedestrian controlled traffic light which he had manually…