Wilson v. O'Reilly

Opinion by

Chief Judge STERNBERG.

In this action to recover damages for injuries incurred in an automobile accident, plaintiff, Anita Wilson, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant, Pamela O’Reilly. We affirm.

The accident at issue allegedly occurred when the defendant’s vehicle pulled into one of two through lanes causing plaintiff to swerve, lose control of her car, and crash into a tree. Plaintiff was ejected from the car and sustained a compression fracture to her back.

*93At trial, defendant denied negligence and asserted as an affirmative defense that plaintiffs…