Coldiron v. Mattick

REED, Justice.

In this action for personal injuries caused by an automobile accident, the defendant appeals from the trial court’s refusal to direct a verdict in her favor. She argues that the plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law. We think the trial court properly submitted the issues of the defendant’s negligence and plaintiff’s contributory negligence to the jury. We affirm the judgment.

About 11:00 p. m. on August 21, 1969, a rear-end collision occurred on an exit ramp off 1-71 in Louisville, Kentucky. The plaintiff, Henry C. Mattick, while operating his automobile,…