Bohlmann v. Booth

WHITE, JOSEPH S., Associate Judge.

This is a “wrongful death” action. Appellant’s husband was killed in a traffic accident. He was crossing a public street on foot when he was struck by an automobile driven by the appellee. Hereafter the parties will be referred to as they were in the lower court — the appellant as the plaintiff and the appellee as the defendant.

Plaintiff appeals from a final judgment for the defendant following a jury trial at which the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The verdict was vacated by the trial judge when he granted defendant’s motion for a directed…