Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit February 6, 1962, 8482 (Hazel Tridigo v. William Timberlake)

PREYER, District Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff in a pedestrian-automobile collision case from a directed verdict in favor of defendant at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence. The question for decision is the correctness of the trial judge’s holding that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

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