Seipel v. Sevek

Pee Ctjeiam.

In this automobile negligence action, the Appellate Division reversed plaintiff’s personal injury and property damage judgments against the defendants. The' reversal was predicated upon a declaration that the plaintiff had been guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. 53 N. J. Super. 151 (App. Div. 1958). We granted certification. 39 N. J. 136 (1959).

On January 4, 1956, at about 7:50 A. si., plaintiff, accompanied by two fellow employees, was driving his ear west on Bloomfield Avenue in Montville Township, Hew Jersey. The roadway at the place of accident consists of…