Durham v. Farabee

The issue on this appeal is whether the fact that the defendant Douglas David Farabee paid without contest a fine based on a traffic citation for failing to yield the right of way is admissible in a subsequent personal injury action brought against him as a result of an accident allegedly resulting from that failure to yield. The trial court ruled that this evidence was not admissible. We disagree and reverse.

The facts of this case are simple, and, for purposes of this appeal, largely undisputed. On February 21, 1979, Farabee attempted to make a left turn at an intersection and failed to see…