Madison Smith Cadillac Co. v. Lloyd

Appellees sued appellants in the circuit court of Crawford County for damages on account of injuries each sustained in an automobile wreck alleged to have been caused by the negligence of Carlton Claridy in suddenly turning without warning a Hudson car which he was driving for Madison-Smith Cadillac Company across the highway out south of Fort Smith, thereby forcing them into the ditch paralleling the highway in order to avoid striking him.

Appellant filed an answer denying the alleged act of negligence on their part and pleading as an affirmative defense contributory negligence on the part of…