Branigan v. Demarest

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wells, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit in the Hudson Circuit of the Supreme Court.

The plaintiff-appellant, Florence Branigan, brought an action against the defendant-respondent, Arthur W. Demarest, to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in a collision with the defendant’s automobile.

The trial court directed a nonsuit on the ground that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence.

The propriety of this ruling is the only point involved in the ease.

This court has held in Fox v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., 84…