Pressing v. Roadway Express, Inc.

This appeal on questions of law presents the question of whether the plaintiff was negligent as a matter of law by reason of a violation of Section 12603, General Code, by driving his automobile on a public highway at a speed greater than permitted him to bring it to a stop within his assured clear distance ahead.

The record presents evidence which establishes that, on December 5, 1940, at about 2 o’clock in the morning, plaintiff was driving his automobile eastward on public highway No. 20, at a speed of at least 45 or 50 miles an hour. The highway was straight and comparatively level; the…