Lones v. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Rd. Co.

The verdict and judgment in the amount of $111,900.00 ought not to stand because (1) plaintiff was negligent as a matter of law and (2) the trial court erred in submitting the issue of last clear chance to the jury.

Plaintiff was a girl fifteen years and ten months of age. She was a junior in high school. She was a good student getting “A” and “B” grades and ranking 20th in a class of 93. There was no claim of any physical or mental impairment. She had lived in Uniopolis all of her life. Her home was located only about 2% blocks from the grade crossing at which the ■ accident occurred. She was…