Lunsford v. Neal

Plaintiff, Jerry L. Lunsford, brought this action to recover for property damage and personal injuries arising from a motorcycle-automobile accident. From a jury verdict in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.

The accident occurred on March 28, 1968, shortly after 10 p.m. on East Chestnut Street in Yakima. East Chestnut Street is 52 feet wide, one-way, and westbound; there is angle parking on each side of the street. At the time of the accident, vehicles were parked along both sides of the street, leaving two lanes for traffic each about 11 feet wide.

Plaintiff testified as follows: He was…