Cox v. Thompson

WOLFE, Chief Justice.

About 1:30 a. m. January 21, 1951, Jackson Blaine Cox while crossing U. S. Highway 91 in Orem, Utah was struck and fatally injured by an automobile driven by Cyril P. Thompson, defendant. Plaintiff, Norma D. Cox, his widow, as administratrix of his estate, brought this action against defendant Thompson to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband. The trial court directed a verdict for defendant on the grounds that decedent was contribu-torily negligent as a matter of law, and as a matter of law, his negligence proximately contributed to his death. Plaintiff…