May v. McDonald
May v. McDonald
Opinion of the Court
This action was brought to recover the pecuniary loss sustained by the widow and next of kin of Philip May, deceased, through his death, which resulted from a collision between a motorcycle upon which he was riding and a motor truck belonging to the defendant, McDonald. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Pompton turnpike and Edwards avenue, in Pequannock, at about seven
Our reading of the case satisfies us that the great preponderance of the evidence supports the conclusion that the accident occurred largely by reason of May’s negligence in failing to observe the statutory right of the defendant’s driver, and undertaking to cross in front of the truck, either because he did not notice its approach, although it reached the intersecting point at practically the same time as he did, or because he concluded to take the risk of passing in front of it.
Eor this reason, we conclude that the rule to show cause should be made absolute.
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