Landini v. Steelman

This is a civil action in tort to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, who while crossing a street in the City of Winston-Salem on foot was hit by an automobile driven by the defendant. The trial court allowed the defendant’s motion for judgment as of nonsuit at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence. The appeal challenges the correctness of this ruling and brings into focus these facts disclosed by the evidence:

The plaintiff is a resident of Concord, Massachusetts. On 7 December, 1951, she was a visitor in the City of Winston-Salem on the occasion of the Piedmont…