Court Opinion

ID: 9723693
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 10:27:44.330376+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:24:51.140081
License: Public Domain

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP dissenting: The complaint alleges that plaintiff was struck by the automobile of the defendant, Myers, which was being operated negligently at an excessive rate of speed, and that Myers negligently failed to keep a lookout, to have his car under control and to properly apply the brakes. The testimony of both the plaintiff and Myers is that the plaintiff came into contact with the side of the car. There is neither testimony nor other evidence which supports an inference that the car struck the plaintiff. The memorandum opinion of the trial court on denying post-trial motions suggests that Myers could have driven his car off of the edge of the paved slab to strike the child. The uncontradicted, objective, investigative testimony is that the skid marks demonstrated that the Myers car was never off of the pavement. The testimony is that the plaintiff came from behind a trailer, the front end of which was within two feet of the edge of the paved slab upon which plaintiff was travel-ling. The “tongue” of the trailer, as shown in a photograph in evidence, extends to and possibly over the edge of such slab. It appearing that there is no evidence which proves the allegations of the complaint, and that there is no further evidence which could be offered upon the issues of the negligence alleged, under the rule of Pedrick the trial court erred in denying judgment n.o.v.