Werner v. Lane

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice. 1

On November 24, 1968 in late afternoon, Katherine Werner, the plaintiff, a woman in her late fifties, left her home on Jordan Avenue in South Portland where she resided with the intention of visiting the Holy Cross Church in the neighborhood. At the T intersection of Jordan Avenue with Highland Avenue, Miss Werner walked to the other side of Jordan Avenue so as to use the only crosswalk at that point which would permit her to reach the northerly sidewalk on Highland Avenue. She testified that, before attempting her crossing at the crosswalk, she looked for…