Woodward v. McGraw
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action for damages resulting from an automobile accident. Judgment for defendant. Error to the District Court of the City and County of Denver, Hon. Clarence J. Morley, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison
The plaintiff in error, Jessie Woodward, brought suit against defendant in error for damages for negligently hitting her with his automobile. The verdict was for defendant. The only error relied on is the refusal of the court to give an instruction on last clear chance.
We think the refusal was right. The evidence does not call for such an instruction.
The evidence for plaintiff is that she was walking west*288erly across Fourteenth street on the southerly side of Glen-arm street, when the defendant, coming northerly on Fourteenth street, though there was plenty of room to go behind her, swerved to…
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