Anderson v. Holsteen

Highway No. 16 runs east and west through the town of Denmark, Lee county. Plaintiff, F. J. Anderson, lives about a half block north of said main highway on an intersecting street. Along the north side of the street occupied by Highway 16 is a path next to the fence, and on the south side of that street is a cement sidewalk. Plaintiff was familiar with the highway and surroundings.

Plaintiff, his wife, and small grandson, on the evening of December 10,. 1944, attended a supper at the Congregational Church, which stands on the north side of the highway. A short distance to the west of this…