Lyons v. Sockwell

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by a plaintiff from an adverse judgment in an automobile collision case. The judgment was entered after a non-jury trial and was based on a finding that plaintiff had been contributorily negligent.

Challenging that finding appellant says it was contrary to the evidence, the weight of the evidence, and the law. No purpose would be served by detailing the evidence. The collision happened at 6 a. m. at a downtown intersection which was then uncontrolled. There were three witnesses, plaintiff and his wife, and defendant; and diagrams were drawn on a blackboard…