Ford v. Pinckney

Marshall, Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of Pinckney, the defendant below. The suit arose out of injuries received by appellant, Ford, who, as a pedestrian, was struck and injured by Pinckney’s car following an intersection collision between Pinckney and one Gadson. Gadson originally was a defendant but the case against him was dismissed for lack of venue.

The facts indicate that appellant was standing on a street corner at intersecting roads waiting to cross. Gadson, proceeding from the north in a southerly direction, ignored a stop sign and drove into a…