Forsythe v. Wohlfarth

Fiok, J.,

Defendant has filed a motion for judgment n. o. v. subsequent to the verdict of the jury in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $10,000. In pressing the motion, defendant contends that plaintiff proved no negligence against defendant and that plaintiff’s decedent was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The action was brought to recover damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent, Charles Forsythe, age 78, as a result of an accident which occurred on March 15, 1958, at the intersection of Forbes and Oakland Avenues in the Oakland section of the City of…