Barker v. Seber

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action for damages alleged to have been sustained when plaintiff, a pedestrian, was struck by an automobile being driven by defendant. Judgment was for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff lived west of Kansas City on highway 40. This is a concrete highway composed of four traffic lanes, two on the south for eastbound traffic and two on the north for westbound traffic. Each pair of traffic lanes is twenty feet wide. The eastbound traffic lanes and the westbound traffic lanes are separated by a space of about three feet,…