Jurman v. Samuel Braen, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

The plaintiff’s decedent lost his life in a collision between the car he was driving and a panel pick-up truck owned by the defendant corporation and operated by its employee, the defendant Gallitano. The accident occurred in daylight at an intersection in the residential area of Hack-ensack where there were no lights or signs controlling traffic. The decedent never regained consciousness and Galli-tano was the only other eyewitness. The proofs at the trial ■on the basic issues of negligence and contributory negligence of the respective drivers…