Sawyer v. Dawson

PEARSON, Judge.

Mr. Sawyer, defendant in a rear-end collision case, seeks reversal of an order granting the Dawsons, plaintiff-appellees, a directed verdict on the question of liability and a new trial on the question of damages.

Mrs. Dawson testified, in essence, that on October 28, 1965, at about 11:50 A.M., she was driving south on Northwest 27th Avenue and stopped for a red traffic signal at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and 167th Terrace. She was looking in her rear view mirror and saw the appellant’s car approaching at a speed of 30 to 35 miles an hour and making no attempt to…