Barcelo v. Estate of Nelson

SORONDO, Judge.

The Appellant, plaintiff, filed suit for negligence as a result of an automobile accident. She appeals from a final judgment entered on a directed verdict of no liability. The Appellee, defendant, died before the filing of the lawsuit, and her estate was substituted as a party.

The facts of the case are simple. Plaintiff was a passenger in the back seat of a car that was struck on its left passenger side, where she was sitting. She testified at trial that the accident happened on a cloudy day and that the road was wet. She said the car she was riding was headed south on 27th…