Cloherty v. Griffiths
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered October 31, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained when run down by an automobile.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Plaintiff, while riding a bicycle on the main highway between Tacoma and South Tacoma, was struck by defendant’s automobile and suffered the injuries of which he now complains. From a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant has appealed.
Plaintiff’s testimony tends to show that he was following the extreme right-hand side of the road when defendant drove up behind him. It is contended that, when plaintiff became aware of the approach of defendant’s machine it was his duty *636to turn out to his left so that defendant could turn or pass to the right. Rem. & Bal. Code, § 5569 (P. C. 33…
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