Gatewood v. Cooper

— About nine o’clock in the evening of June 27, 1952, plaintiffs, in their 1946 Ford, were traveling south out of Dubuque on Rockdale Road. It was a clear night and the road was dry. Mr. Gatewood, an experienced truck driver, was driving, and bis wife, Buby, was sitting in the front seat with him. • Going up a slight incline, the car with headlights on, traveling on the right or west lane of the highway, approached Grandview Avenue. There was a “SLOW” sign as they approached the intersection. The posted speed limit at the intersection was thirty-five miles, m.p.h. The speed of the car was…