Gillingham v. Greyhound Corp.

BRAY, J. *

In a personal injury action, Western Greyhound Lines, corporation, appeals from an order granting a new trial against Greyhound alone, after a jury had found in favor of all the defendants.

Question Presented

Should plaintiff’s prof erred instruction on last clear chance have been given t

Record

On a dark October night, a vehicle driven by Joseph Aiello struck plaintiff who was jaywalking across Highway 99, a major interstate thoroughfare, just north of the city limits of Lodi. Within seconds thereafter, a Greyhound bus driven by Harold Holston straddled the plaintiff’s motionless body…