Broderick v. Gletner

HOOD, Chief Judge:

This appeal is from a directed verdict in favor of defendant-appellee in an action against him by plaintiff-appellant for damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff when he was struck by an automobile driven by defendant. The principal question is whether there was evidence of negligence on the part of defendant sufficient to compel submission of the question of negligence to the jury.

The accident occurred near midnight on a clear summer evening in the vicinity of the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Aspen Street. At this intersection there was no traffic light or…