Whitchurch v. McBride

In this auto accident case, the defendant

moved for dismissal at the end of plaintiff's case in chief on the ground that plaintiff had failed to produce evidence sufficient to support a finding 1 of proximate cause. The trial court granted the motion, and the plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

On the night of September 1, 1986, a vehicle driven by Tim McBride collided with a vehicle driven by Shanna Whitchurch. The collision was at the uncontrolled intersection of North Scammel and Pacific Avenue in Aberdeen. Whitchurch was traveling north on Scammel, and McBride was traveling west on Pacific. Thus,…