"The Johnstons rely heavily on testimony that Brown and the passenger of the truck saw the boy when they were 150 feet apart. However, the defendant's knowledge of the plaintiff's peril, even if conclusively shown, is only one element of the last clear chance doctrine. The evidence regarding the defendant's last clear chance, his exercise of due care and the plaintiff's ability to extricate himself from a position of peril was inconclusive or contradictory, i.e. questions of fact for the jury. There was testimony that the boy could have moved four to five feet further to his left as the truck approached at 20 miles per hour. Moreover, the driver testified he had moved the truck to his left so that the tires were next to the center line and the passenger testified that she believed there was sufficient room for the boy to pass safely on their right. ..."
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