Swanson v. Carlson

Magnet, Justice.

Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was struck by defendant’s car and injured. In the action which followed, the jury found for defendant. The appeal is from the judgment entered on the verdict.

Lyndale avenue in Minneapolis runs north and south and is 50 to 60 feet wide. Twenty-sixth street crosses it. On October 21, 1917, about seven o’clock in the evening, when it was almost dark, plaintiff was crossing Lyndale avenue on the south crosswalk of Twenty-sixth street. Defendant was operating his car northerly on Lyndale avenue. When plaintiff had reached a point about 10 or 12 feet from…