Cookson v. Humphrey

Combined for trial and appeal are the 2 cases of father and of son suing to recover their damages for injuries to the son, hereinafter called the plaintiff. They result from the intersection collision of plaintiff’s motorcycle with a truck owned by the defendant company and driven by defendant Humphrey, hereinafter called the defendant. Plaintiffs appeal from judgment of no cause for action entered non obstante veredicto on the ground of plaintiff’s contributory negligence as a matter of law.

Plaintiff was driving his motorcycle west, near the north edge of a 4-lane, east and west, highway. He…