Schmit v. Jansen

The case was finally submitted to the jury with the instruction that if the artery were not marked by an official stop sign or traffic signal in conformity with the regulations of sec. 85.71, Stats., then sec. 85.18 (1) applied. This section provides that, when two vehicles approach or enter an intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right of way to the vehicle on the right. The court erred in thus charging the jury. “An automobilist, with knowledge of the location of a stop sign, has the right to rely, when crossing the intersection,…