Elam v. Allbee

CLEMENS, Commissioner.

The sole issue here is whether the plaintiff pedestrian made a submissible humanitarian case against the defendant motorists by showing his and their relative positions and courses of movement before the impact. We find he did not.

Plaintiff got a $12,000 verdict and judgment but the trial court granted defendants’ after-trial motion for judgment in accordance with their previous motion for directed verdict. (Alternatively, the trial court granted defendants’ motion for a new trial on the ground the evidence failed to support plaintiff’s humanitarian submission. Civil…