GRESHAM v. BRANSCOME

No. 4807.

121 F.2d 440 (1941)

GRESHAM v. BRANSCOME.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

June 16, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred B. Gentry, of Roanoke, Va. (John W. Caffey, of Greensboro, N. C., on the brief), for appellant.

T. X. Parsons, of Roanoke, Va. (H. P. Burnett, of Galax, Va., and Wm. D. Staples, of Roanoke, Va., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SOPER, DOBIE, and NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The District Judge directed a verdict and entered a judgment for the defendant in this case of an automobile collision, at the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence, and the plaintiff has appealed. The facts are within a narrow compass, and clearly show such contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff that the judgment must be affirmed.

According to his own story, the plaintiff, an electrical engineer, was driving his Ford passenger automobile...

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