Clayton v. Gray

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This action seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a fourteen-year-old pedestrian, Richard Clayton, appellant, as the result of being struck by an automobile operated by Harold B. Gray, appellee. A jury found for appellant and awarded damages in the sum of $4,091.-60. However, the trial court sustained ap-pellee’s motion for a judgment n. o. v. and set aside the verdict on the ground that “no negligence on the part of defendant [appel-lee] was the proximate cause of this unfortunate accident.” Since this is an appeal from a judgment n. o. v., our…