Haley v. Moore

ANDERSON, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Melvin Haley, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when he was struck by defendant’s automobile while crossing Franklin Avenue a short distance west of 19th Street, in the City of St. Louis. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000.00 From the judgment on said verdict, defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff submitted his case solely on defendant’s humanitarian negligence in failing to swerve. Defendant assigns as error the failure and refusal of the trial court to sustain his motion for a…