Carboneau v. Peterson

Plaintiff brought an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while riding in an automobile owned and driven by defendant. The action was based on defendant’s alleged negligence in operating the car. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, in a trial before a jury, the court sustained defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and subsequently entered judgment of dismissal. Plaintiff has appealed.

The determinative question in the case is whether the evidence was sufficient, had it been submitted to the jury, to warrant a finding that the relation between…