Martin v. Rossignol

This appeal is from a judgment for the plaintiff entered by the court, sitting without a jury, in a suit filed by a police officer and the insurance carrier under Workmen’s Compensation. The plaintiff was seriously and permanently injured in line of duty while pursuing a motorist, James Kenneth Martin, who was driving a Mercury owned by his father. The appellant raised only two issues on appeal, whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant a continuance, and whether the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. On the latter question we ordered…