Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Allred

STAKELY, Justice.

As we interpret the opinion of the Court of Appeals, that Court finds from the evidence that the driver of the defendant’s truck neither knew nor was there anything to put him on notice that the plaintiff’s car was in a procession — funeral or otherwise. This being true, the city ordinancé, Section 5920, dealing with driving through a procession, has no application to the case. 38 Am.Jur. § 23, p. 665. This is the basis upon which we rest denial of the writ.

It is true that violation of the city ordinance is per se negligence, but this does not necessarily constitute…