Morton v. Hood

McDONOUGH, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff in an action for personal injuries. Numerous errors are assigned as grounds for reversal. We shall direct our attention first to the contention that the court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for directed verdict.

Mrs. Gertrude Morton, 61 years of age, on the night of September 28, 1940, while crossing highway U. S. 91 north of Springville in company with her 16 year old granddaughter, Gretta Churchill, was struck by the left front fender of an automobile driven by the defendant E. E. Hood.…