Bauman v. Crawford

Donald T. Bauman, a minor, by his guardian ad litem, appeals the judgment entered following a jury verdict which found him 95 percent contributorially negligent for injuries arising out of an intersection collision with an automobile. He alleges the trial court erroneously instructed the jury that a minor in violation of a bicycle safety ordinance is negligent as a matter of law.

On April 24, 1979, at approximately 9:45 p.m., a bicycle ridden by Donald T. Bauman, the plaintiff, collided with an automobile driven by Robert S. Crawford, the defendant. The plaintiff at the time of the accident…