Schmidt v. Gibbons

MOLLOY, Judge.

This is an appeal from judgment entered upon a jury verdict favoring the- -defendants in a wrongful death action arising out of an automobile driven by the’ decedent colliding with the rear end of a parked truck. The facts of the controversy are of limited importance since the only issues raised on appeal relate to the giving, over objection, of instructions on contributory negligence, and questions relating to the admissibility in evidence of opinion testimony of experts.

The defendants below, appellees in this court, properly alleged the affirmatnre defense of contributory…