Bell v. Myrtle

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This was a suit to recover damages for personal injuries received by the infant plaintiff and for expenses incurred in her behalf by her mother. From a jury verdict in favor of defendant, plaintiffs appeal,, contending that the trial court erred in not permitting a police officer to give his opinion as to the approximate speed of defendant’s vehicle at the time of impact, and in-refusing plaintiffs’ instruction relating to the doctrine of last clear chance.

The accident occurred in the District of Columbia when defendant was driving south through a school zone on…