Brown v. Arthur

Alfred R. Brown, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, instituted an action at law against Ellis Price Arthur, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he (Brown), while walking across Main street in the town of Halifax, was struck by a truck operated by the defendant, Arthur. There was a jury trial which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant and we granted the plaintiff a writ of error. In his assignments of error the plaintiff contends that the verdict and judgment are contrary to the law and the evidence and that…