Pearson v. Lakin

The appellant’s automobile and that of Joseph M. Lyons collided, and Helen Lakin, the appellee, was injured, and ■brought an action against both owners, and recovered ag’ainst Joseph H. Lyons by default and against the appellant after trial. At the close of appellee’s case, the appellant offered two prayers, and, on their rejection, submitted no testimony. The first prayer was a demurrer to the legal sufficiency of the proof on the part of the appellee, and the second prayer sought to withdraw the ease from the jury by an instruction asserting that the appellee was precluded from recovering…