Lewis v. Rowland

I regret my inability to concur in the decision about to be made.

It is conceded that the plaintiff was driving along a State highway in the open country on a dark night, with headlights which did not comply with the requirements of section 286 of the *27Highway Law. The two lights were not of equal power; they were not properly focused; they threw their light more to one side than straight ahead. Giving the plaintiff the benefit of the doubt, these lights only enabled the driver to see an object 110 feet in front of the car. This fell far short of the requirements of the statute.

The violation of…