Brawner v. Richardson

This is an action for personal injuries resulting from a collision between an automobile in which plaintiff was a passenger and an automobile operated by defendant. The jury found plaintiff 75 percent negligent and defendant 25 percent negligent. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff alleged that defendant was negligent in failing to maintain proper lookout, control and speed and failing to yield the right-of-way. Defendant charged plaintiff with contributory negligence in that plaintiff had undertaken to aid her driver in looking out for other traffic and was negligent in that undertaking by failing…