Gwaltney v. Reed

Mrs. Reed, the plaintiff below, was injured when an automobile which she was driving was struck within a street intersection in the city of Portsmouth by an automobile driven by Gwaltney, defendant below. In an action for damages against Gwaltney she recovered a verdict for $15,000 on which the court entered the judgment to which we granted this writ of error to the defendant.

The defendant concedes that on the evidence in the trial the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict against him for properly proved damages. He contends that by erroneous rulings on instructions and improper admission of…