Swope Motors, Inc. v. Tabb

CLAY, Commissioner.

In this automobile accident case plaintiff’s automobile was struck from behind by defendants’ truck when she stopped to make a left-hand turn on Main Street in Elizabethtown. The jury awarded her $6,-629.96. Defendants contend on this appeal (1) that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and (2) the damages are excessive.

According to the evidence for the plaintiff, she was proceeding at 20 miles an hour and intended to make a left-hand turn. She had turned on her directional signal and her braking stop light was working. She was unable to make…