Luner v. Gelles

This is an action brought by plaintiff’s next friend to recover for injuries to plaintiff’s person and for damage to his motor scooter. The jury found the defendant guilty and assessed plaintiff’s damages at $375. Judgment was entered on the verdict and plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied. Plaintiff appeals from the “final order” denying his motion and asks that the order be reversed and a new trial granted.

During the day of September 22, 1939, plaintiff, a minor, telegraph messenger, was operating his motor scooter eastward in West 64th street, Chicago, Illinois. Defendant’s car…