Gantz v. Leibovich

CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.

Action for damages in a collision case in which the jury returned a unanimous verdict for defendant. Plaintiff was a passenger in his father’s eastbound car which made a sudden left turn into the path of defendant’s westbound car. Defendant’s stopping distance was a critical factual issue.

After entering judgment for defendant pursuant to the verdict the trial court granted plaintiff a new trial on the sole ground of jury misconduct in reading a booklet on stopping distances. Defendant appeals, contending the court erred because there was no admissible evidence to…