Messina v. Bomicino

An automobile collision which occurred in the early morning of September 1, 1945 in the town of Amite, gave rise to this proceeding.

The defendant who is a Louisiana negro living in the city of Chicago was driving his automobile on a trip from that city to Port Allen, Louisiana, where some of his family reside. He was following highway No. 51 which passes through Amite. That highway runs north and south, but on reaching the town of Amite it runs into Chestnut Street which runs east and west, and a driver following it has to make an, off-set which is one block long on Chestnut Street. The…