Patterson v. Kerr

This is an action to recover damages resulting from a collision between automobiles owned and driven by plaintiff and defendant. Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for $6,500.

The appellant argues various assignments of error, one of which is directed to the instruction relating to the doctrine of comparative negligence. The doctrine of comparative negligence, with recovery to the plaintiff whose contributory negligence was slight and the negligence of defendant gross in comparison, with a mitigation of damages in proportion to the amount of contributory negligence…