Blake v. Mallard

Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was injured about 10:00 p.m. on May 28, 1962 when she was struck by the defendant’s automobile as she attempted to cross U. S. Highway No. 117 from east to west near the northern limits of the Town of Wallace. She appeals from the judgment of nonsuit entered at the close of her evidence which tended to show these facts:

U. S. 117 runs generally north and south through Wallace. At the place where plaintiff was struck the highway is straight for a mile in both directions. It is sixty-six feet wide from curb to curb and consists of six lanes. A center line separates two…