Eason v. Comfort

The plaintiff, Ronald Eason, was injured when he was struck by an automobile driven by the defendant, Julie Comfort.1 The plaintiff appeals from a judgment for the defendant in his action seeking money damages based on his injuries.

The evidence tended to show that 60-year-old Eason arrived at his home at approximately 4:50 p.m. on the date of the accident, and was joined by two colleagues, Larry Stanfield and Mike White; that while at home, Eason drank two martinis, each of which, he said, contained approximately two jiggers, or about three ounces, of vodka that was "diluted" with an…