Eaton v. Askins

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County entered on a verdict in favor of the defendant.

Plaintiff, a pedestrian, appellant here, while crossing a street at a street intersection came into contact ivith an automobile driven by the defendant and was injured.

The first error assigned is that the court charged the jury on “pure accident” and on negligence and contributory negligence. The language of the court cannot be considered a full charge on unavoidable accident, as claimed by the plaintiff, although, the court did state that if the…