Sacco v. Gau

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained, in an automobile accident. Plaintiff was a guest passenger in an automobile operated in a northerly direction by the defendant Rose Scapellato. The accident occurred at an intersection controlled by automatic, electrically operated traffic lights. The defendant Gau, acting within the course and scope of his employment by the defendant, Byers Transportation Company, was driving west. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the court dismissed the action as to the defendant Scapellato. At the conclusion of the trial, a verdict…