Cole v. Dirkson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant in an action to recover damages for alleged personal injuries and property damage resulting from contact between two automobiles.

The only witnesses were the plaintiff and the defendant, the drivers of the two cars.

The defendant was backing his automobile from his drive on the east side of Shelton Street, Wichita, Kansas. He looked to the south and the north and observed a car approaching some 140 feet to the north. He stopped in his approach between the curb and the side walk.…