Mayor of Baltimore v. Locke

The plaintiff below, appellee here, recovered judgments of $39,000 against the City and one Matthews for personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision. The City appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence of its primary negligence, the refusal of its prayer on the point of contributory negligence, and the admission of certain evidence as to its actions subsequent to the accident.

*152The collision occurred at 6:15 A. M., according to Locke, or 6:20 A. M., according to Matthews, on the morning of November 12, 1955. The time was either 26 or 31 minutes before sunrise, the weather…