Sturtevant v. Ouellette

The plaintiff’s intestate, Arthur H. Sturtevant, while crossing Elm Street in the city of Waterville on the evening of October 23, 1925, was struck by the defendant’s automobile and died without conscious suffering. This action is brought to recover damages under R. S., Chap. 92, Sec. 9.

The case is before this Court on exceptions to the order of the presiding Justice directing a verdict for the defendant. It is the duty of the Court, therefore, simply to determine whether upon the evidence the jury could properly have found for the plaintiff. “If there was evidence which the jury were…