Nichols v. Town of Mount Vernon

At the conclusion of the evidence in these cases, (one an action for personal injuries and the other based on the wrongful death of a minor), the trial court directed a verdict for the defendants, the Town of Mount Vernon and The Plus Social Club. The plaintiffs appeal from the judgments based on those directed verdicts. We affirm.

Valerie Harris was driving an automobile, in which there were five children riding as passengers, eastwardly on Movico Road, an unpaved road outside the town limits of Mount Vernon, but within its police jurisdiction. She stopped at the intersection of Movico Road…