Morocco v. Lange

Plaintiff had verdict of a jury and judgment for damages for injuries sustained in a collision between a truck in which he was riding, owned and driven by Jim Castiglione, and a car owned by defendant Lange and driven by defendant Cronenwett, an employee of Lange. A principal question is whether the court should have directed verdict for defendant on the ground of contributory negligence of the truck driver, imputed to plaintiff.

The collision occurred on east Front street at Monroe, a dirt highway with graveled portion 25 feet wide, sodded 10-foot berm to the north and 4-foot dirt sidewalk.…