Spearing v. Starcher

WIEAND, Judge:

In this appeal from a judgment entered following a defense verdict in which the jury specifically found that the defendant-driver had not been negligent, the plaintiff-appellant argues that the trial court erred when it (1) refused a requested jury instruction on the “last clear chance” doctrine, and (2) gave incorrect jury instructions on the “assured clear distance ahead” rule.

At or about 4:30 a.m. on December 8, 1982, Keith W. Spearing was driving his Volkswagen automobile in a northwardly direction on Route 119 in Indiana County when he allegedly hit a pothole in the road.…