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PARSONS v. MACKRIS

149 A.2d 924 (1959)

John R. PARSONS, Appellant, v. Elizabeth A. MACKRIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

April 8, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Flanzer, Wilmington, for appellant.

C. W. Berl, Jr. (of Berl Potter & Anderson), Wilmington, for appellee.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.

SOUTHERLAND, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Parsons brought suit in the court below to recover for personal injuries sustained by him while changing a tire on defendant's motor vehicle. The trial court directed a verdict for defendant on the ground that plaintiff's testimony showed that he was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Plaintiff appeals, and contends that the question of contributory negligence was one for the jury.

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