MATHEWS v. CARLSON

No. 60-320.

130 So.2d 625 (1961)

Frank MATHEWS, Appellant, v. Harry Francis CARLSON, Jr., and Caryl Sinton Carlson, his wife, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

June 1, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albion & Greenfield and Stuart L. Simon, Miami, for appellant

Kurtz, Reed, Sappenfield & Cooper, Miami, for appellees.


MILLEDGE, STANLEY, Associate Judge.

One of the issues properly submitted to the jury under appropriate instruction was whether the defendant-motorist had a last clear chance to avoid hitting the plaintiff-pedestrian who was crossing a four-lane highway in the dark. From an adverse judgment based on a jury verdict, the plaintiff appeals, complaining of the rejection of proffered testimony of a traffic expert to show the time it took for the plaintiff to cross the range...

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