Bernard Conlon and Mary Conlon v. Cicero Tennant

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict for the defendant in an action to recover damages for personal injuries. Appellants’ 1 primary contention is that the District Court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of last clear chance.

Appellant’s version of the accident is that, while she was crossing the street with the traffic light in her favor, the light changed and she turned back and walked towards the streetcar loading platform, proceeding in the crosswalk. About three to five seconds after she turned, and before she reached the…