Task: songer_weightev

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. You will be asked a question pertaining to issues that may appear in any civil law cases including civil government, civil private, and diversity cases. The issue is: "Did the factual interpretation by the court or its conclusions (e.g., regarding the weight of evidence or the sufficiency of evidence) favor the appellant?" This includes discussions of whether the litigant met the burden of proof. Answer the question based on the directionality of the appeals court decision. If the court discussed the issue in its opinion and answered the related question in the affirmative, answer "Yes". If the issue was discussed and the opinion answered the question negatively, answer "No". If the opinion considered the question but gave a mixed answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part, answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion does not discuss the issue, or notes that a particular issue was raised by one of the litigants but the court dismissed the issue as frivolous or trivial or not worthy of discussion for some other reason, answer "Issue not discussed". If the opinion considered the question but gave a "mixed" answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part (or if two issues treated separately by the court both fell within the area covered by one question and the court answered one question affirmatively and one negatively), answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion either did not consider or discuss the issue at all or if the opinion indicates that this issue was not worthy of consideration by the court of appeals even though it was discussed by the lower court or was raised in one of the briefs, answer "Issue not discussed".

PER CURIAM.
This case involved a collision between an automobile in which plaintiff was riding as a passenger and a tractor-trailer outfit owned by defendant as a result of which plaintiff sustained serious personal injuries.
The vehicles were proceeding in opposite directions on West Genesee Street in Saginaw, Michigan. The tractor-trailer commenced to make a left turn into a private driveway leading to a gasoline filling station and in the path of the automobile which collided with the trailer.
The case was submitted to a jury resulting in a verdict in favor of plaintiff.
In this appeal, only two errors are asserted, namely, (1) the verdict is not supported by substantial evidence and (2) one of the jurors was guilty of misconduct in privately viewing the scene of the accident.
The applicable Michigan statute, which plaintiff claimed was violated by the driver of the tractor-trailer, provided:
“The driver of any vehicle upon a highway, before starting, stopping or turning from a direct line, shall first see that such movement can be made in safety, and shall give a signal as required in this section.” C.L. 1948, paragraph 257.648; M.S.A. § 9.2348.
The truck driver testified that when he commenced to make a turn to the left he gave proper signals and looked ahead for a distance of 1,000 feet and saw no approaching vehicles. Defendant contends that the physical facts clearly demonstrated that he was not negligent.
The driver of the automobile in which plaintiff was riding testified that he observed no signals from the tractor-trailer and did not see its headlights until he was about three car lengths or 50 feet away; that he “slammed on” his brakes and the collision occurred.
Defendant conceded that plaintiff was not negligent in any respect.
The jury could conclude from the evidence that the driver of the tractor-trailer made his left turn in the path of the approaching automobile and without seeing that such movement could be made in safety. In our opinion, the District Court did not err in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. We think the verdict is supported by substantial evidence.
While we regard the private view by the juror of the scene of the accident as improper, we do not find that defendant was in any way prejudiced thereby.
The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.

Question: Did the factual interpretation by the court or its conclusions (e.g., regarding the weight of evidence or the sufficiency of evidence) favor the appellant?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Mixed answer
D. Issue not discussed
Answer:

Answer: A