SMITH v. THORNTON

No. 11422.

458 P.2d 870 (1969)

23 Utah 2d 110

Richard N. SMITH and Ida Smith, his wife, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Ronald Eugene THORNTON, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McIntosh, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

L.E. Midgley, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CROFT, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered pursuant to the trial court's order granting, at the close of plaintiffs' evidence, defendant's motion for a directed verdict. We reverse and remand the case to the district court for a new trial.

Plaintiff, Richard N. Smith, sued to recover damages for injuries sustained by him when, as a pedestrian, he was struck by defendant's car while crossing North Temple Street in Salt Lake...

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