DORAIS v. PAQUIN

No. 6538

113 N.H. 187 (1973)

CHARLOTTE B. DORAIS v. GERTRUDE E. PAQUIN

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

April 30, 1973


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nighswander, Lord, Martin & KillKelley (Mr. David J. KillKelley orally) for the plaintiff.

Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch and David Woodbury (Mr. Woodbury orally) for the defendant.


KENISON, C.J.

The question in this personal injury action arising out of an automobile-pedestrian accident is whether the 17-year-old plaintiff pedestrian was entitled to have the jury instructed to apply a special child standard of care to her conduct in their determination of her alleged contributory negligence. Plaintiff excepted to the trial court's failure to instruct the jury that she should be held only to the standard of care of a child of like age, experience...

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