Crane v. Weber

Many grounds for reversal are assigned by the appealing parties, but in the view we take of the case we need only consider the claim of the defendants Weber that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. The collision occurred before enactment by the legislature of the comparative negligence statute so that contributory negligence is an absolute defense to the action.

The undisputed evidence bearing upon the question of contributory negligence is as follows: Raymond stopped for the plaintiff at the latter’s home, about a half block from the crossing where the…