Coffman v. Shearer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action for damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff when he was struck, knocked down and injured by defendant’s automobile at a street crossing in Salina.

The locus in quo was as follows: Santa Fe avenue in Salina runs north'and south.- It is the principal street in the city, and its center is occupied by a street railway. Walnut street runs east and west. At the intersection corners of Walnut and Santa Fe are “stop-and-go” traffic signals.

On the afternoon of March 6, 1932, the streets were covered in some places and to some…