Walter
Walter v. Ayvazian
Opinion
lead Opinion
Craig, J.
In an action for damages alleged to have been caused by the careless and negligent operation at excessive speed of an automobile, a verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant filed a notice of appeal under the alternative method “from the verdict given and the judgment herein made and entered, and all the decisions and orders of the judge made in said action, and in the decision and order entered on the proceedings for a motion for new trial”. None of the decisions or orders appearing of record herein were subject to appeal, nor is there a right of appeal from the verdict of the jury. As to all else except the judgment, the appeal must be dismissed.
While the plaintiff and his wife were approaching an intersection of public streets in their automobile the defendant drove his car against the same, causing injuries to Mrs. Walter from which she did not recover. The plaintiff testified that he approached ‘the safety zone at a moderate rate of speed, began to signal with his hand at a distance of about 148 feet before attempting to turn that he intended to change his direction; that he slowed down to about six or seven miles per hour; that there was…