Karim v. Grover

The sole question in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in striking the plaintiffs’ evidence on the ground that, as a matter of law, the infant plaintiff was guilty of negligence that was a proximate cause of the damages suffered by the infant and his father.

Abdul Walid Karim (Karim), an infant, and his father, Mohammed Karim (collectively, the plaintiffs), sued Charles Grover and his employer, W-E Trucking Company, Ltd. (collectively, Grover), to recover damages allegedly caused by Grover’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The son suffered personal injuries, and the father…