Mentzer v. Ziron

This case arose out of a collision between automobiles operated respectively by the plaintiff and the defendant. The defendant appeals from the denial of his motion to set aside the verdict of the jury in favor of the plaintiff, and the only question presented upon the appeal is whether, upon the evidence, the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The accident occurred on North Main Street in Stratford, which runs north and south. At that point the traveled portion of the highway is of concrete…