Lennert Ekberg, Jr., a Minor, by Lennert Ekberg, Sr., His Father and Next Friend, and Lennert Ekberg, Sr. v. Richard Dean Gifford
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Lennert Ekberg, Jr., a Minor, by Lennert Ekberg, Sr., His Father and Next Friend, and Lennert Ekberg, Sr. v. Richard Dean Gifford, 262 F.2d 231 (D.C. Cir. 1959)
Lennert Ekberg, Jr., a Minor, by Lennert Ekberg, Sr., His Father and Next Friend, and Lennert Ekberg, Sr. v. Richard Dean Gifford
Opinion
This appeal is from a judgment based on a directed verdict for the defendant in a suit for personal injuries. A car driven by the defendant injured the minor plaintiff, a somewhat handicapped 8-year old boy. The boy was crossing the street and was more than half-way across when the defendant’s car struck him. The driver of a car traveling in the opposite direction had seen the boy and had stopped his car in time to avoid striking him. We think it was error to direct a verdict for the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case.
Reversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Lennert EKBERG, Jr., a Minor, by Lennert Ekberg, Sr., His Father and Next Friend, and Lennert Ekberg, Sr., Appellants, v. Richard Dean GIFFORD, Appellee
- Status
- Published