Kuper v. Betzer

OTIS, District Judge.

This was a suit for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellee, defendant below. The trial judge directed a verdict for defendant on the ground that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Whether there was error in this direction is the principal question presented.

The plaintiff, appellant here, was injured in a collision between the automobile, a Ford, in which, in the rear seat between two other persons, she was riding, and an automobile, a Chevrolet, driven by defendant. The collision occurred in…