Jacobson v. Carlson

On January 22, 1940, Gordon Jacobson, plaintiff and appellant, followed his wife by walking in a southerly direction on the east side of Fourth street in the city of Iron River. Upon seeing her enter the car of John E. Carlson, defendalnt 'and appellee, plaintiff left the sidewalk and hurried to the street by the use of an alley which intersected the sidewalk at a point about 90 feet from a driveway where the car was parked. He hurried about 45 feet up the street, threw up his arm as the car approached* and was struck or sideswiped by the right side of the car which continued northerly down…