Eberle v. Stegman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

Stegman in his automobile and Eberle on his motorcycle collided at the corner of Broad and Wright streets, Newark. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. The case is before us not on rule to show cause, but on appeal, assigning as grounds the refusal to nonsuit because of the absence of negligence and because of contributory negligence; the refusal to direct a verdict on the same grounds and the failure to support the burden of proof.

*38The chief argument is on the last point. It is difficult to tell the exact facts. Eberle was going south…