Middleton v. Public Service Co-Ordinated Transport

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bodine, J.

The present action was brought by the parents and their child to recover damages for injuries suffered on September 13th, 1942, when he was struck by one of the defendant’s automobile buses at a street intersection in the City of Newark. The infant plaintiff had a verdict for $10,000, which was not reduced on rule, but that in favor of his parents was reduced to $1,000.

The issues in the case were negligence and contributory negligence. The learned trial judge presented these issues io the jury in such a maimer that they were not challenged…