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    This document is a court case summary from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. It involves an automobile accident where the plaintiff was attempting to make a left turn across multiple lanes of traffic and was struck by two defendants traveling in adjacent lanes. The jury found in favor of the defendants, determining that the plaintiff was negligent. The court affirmed the jury's verdict, finding the jury instructions were proper and the jury reasonably found the plaintiff at fault based on the evidence presented.

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    Filed: 1966-11-30 Precedential Status: Precedential Citations: 369 F.2d 696 Docket: 10615_1

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    This document is a court case summary from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. It involves an automobile accident where the plaintiff was attempting to make a left turn across multiple lanes of traffic and was struck by two defendants traveling in adjacent lanes. The jury found in favor of the defendants, determining that the plaintiff was negligent. The court affirmed the jury's verdict, finding the jury instructions were proper and the jury reasonably found the plaintiff at fault based on the evidence presented.

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    Gene M. Munson v. Richard T. Murphy and Charles B. Bunch, 369 F.2d 696, 4th Cir. (1966)

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    369 F.

    2d 696

    Gene M. MUNSON, Appellant,


    v.
    Richard T. MURPHY and Charles B. Bunch, Appellees.
    No. 10615.

    United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.


    Augued Nov. 4, 1966.
    Decided Nov. 30, 1966.

    Henry Kowalchick, Norfolk, Va. (Israel Steingold and Steingold,


    Steingold & Chovitz, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.
    Charles R. Dalton, Jr., Norfolk, Va. (Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton,
    Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee Richard T. Murphy.
    Wayne Lustig, Norfolk, Va. (Gordon E. Campbell and Albert R. Turnbull,
    Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee Charles B. Bunch.
    Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and SOBELOFF and BOREMAN,
    Circuit judges.
    PER CURIAM:

    In this automobile accident case, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment for the
    defendants entered upon the verdict of a jury.

    The plaintiff undertook to make a left turn on a multi-lane highway across the
    path of approaching traffic. He was struck successively by the cars of the two
    defendants, who were traveling in adjoining lanes, approximately abreast.

    The case was fairly submitted to the jury. Those instructions requested by the
    plaintiff which were not given were improper and misleading. Otherwise, no
    exception was taken to the charge, which we now find neither misleading nor
    unfair.

    It is plain that the jury, with abundant reason, founded its verdict on a finding

    It is plain that the jury, with abundant reason, founded its verdict on a finding
    of negligence on the plaintiff's part. In reaching that conclusion, in light of the
    many items of substantial damages, it could not have been misled or influenced
    by the statements in reference to the government's lien for hospital charges,
    about which the plaintiff now complains.
    Affirmed.

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