Reilly v. POACH

Opinion by

Spaeth, J.,

This is an appeal from the refusal of a motion for new trial. The sole issue is whether it was an abuse of discretion for the trial judge to refuse to answer two questions posed by the jury during its deliberations.

The facts have been stipulated. Briefly, the case involves a collision between plaintiff-appellant’s motorcycle and defendant-appellee’s car. Appellant alleged that the accident was caused because appellee suddenly stopped his car on the highway in order to pick up two pedestrians. Unable to go to the left because of an approaching car or to the right because…