North v. Cartwright

WOLFE, Chief Justice.

This action was commenced by the appellant, plaintiff below, to recover damages for injuries sustained when the respondent drove his automobile against the plaintiff, who was riding a motor scooter. The parties will hereafter be referred to as plaintiff and defendant. From a directed verdict, no cause of action, in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

The facts, as shown by the evidence, are that the plaintiff, age 17, was driving a small, single-seater motor scooter west on First South Street between Main and State Streets in Salt Lake City.…