Purdy v. Foreman

HOGAN, Judge.

This case arose out of a collision which occurred about 4:30 p. m. on July 6,1970, in the intersection of Benton Avenue and Central Street in the City of Springfield, Missouri. Benton Avenue is 44 feet wide and runs north and south. Central Street is also 44 feet wide and runs east and west. Plaintiff Ida Bell Purdy was driving south on Benton Avenue in a funeral procession; defendant Foreman was driving east on Central. Defendant’s vehicle struck the plaintiffs’ automobile broadside in the southwest quadrant of the intersection. Plaintiffs Ida Bell and John Purdy brought this…