Sorg v. Purvis

EDWARD G. HILL, Special Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint of the appellant. The controlling issue was whether or not the plaintiff was contributorily negligent in stopping his automobile at an intersection at which time his automobile was struck in the rear by a vehicle operated by the appellee. The issue was presented to the jury and the verdict was for the defendant.

The facts, summarily, are as follows: The accident occurred on November '6, 1968, at the intersection of Broadway and Madison Streets in .Frankfort, Kentucky. Appellant was operating his…