Johnson v. Hughes

Defendant was the owner-driver of an automobile which collided with 5-year-old plaintiff Henry Johnson. The 2 suits are, respectively, for his damages and for those of his father, plaintiff Donald Johnson, for his out-of-pocket expenses resulting from the son’s injuries. Verdicts were for plaintiffs. Defendant moved for judgments non obstante veredicto. From orders denying those motions, he appeals. His contention in support of those motions and his appeals is that there was no evidence of his negligence.

The claimed factual basis for defendant’s contention, as urged in his brief, derives from…