Pugh

This is a case where the plaintiff claims the defendant was guilty of negligence in driving an automobile in such a manner as to inflict damages upon the plaintiff. The jury rendered a verdict against the defendant for $500 damages.

The defendant claims the court erred in refusing to give certain instructions; that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict, and that there was contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff.

It appears that the accident occurred when the defendant was driving on the wrong side of the road, and at a place where another road led north of. the road each automobile was traveling upon. Plaintiff at this point turned suddenly to the left, claiming that in his confusion he thought the defendant was going to turn into the road leading to the north. This matter was submitted to the jury under appropriate instructions, one of which was as follows:

Objection is also made upon the ground that the court refused to give the following instruction offered by the defendant:

We fail to see wherein the above-quoted proposed instruction could have rendered any assistance to the jury in deciding any issue in the ease, particularly in view of the…