Johnson v. Maynard

McDonough, justice.

This action is for personal injuries plaintiff suffered when her car was struck by an official police car, driven by the defendant, a police officer, in an intersection in the downtown business area of Ogden, Utah. From judgment entered upon a verdict of no cause of action, plaintiff appeals.

The action occurred November 21, 1955, on a rainy day, during the noon rush hour. The defendant, in answer to an emergency call pertaining to a fatal accident that had just occurred, was proceeding north along Ogden’s main street, Washington Boulevard; the plaintiff was approaching-…