Ratliff v. Duke Power Co.

There is no evidence whatever in the record before us to show that the defendant’s truck was operated at a speed greater than was reasonable at or before the collision which caused the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, nor is there any indication of any failure to give the signal required by statute of the driver’s intent to turn left at the intersection.

The fact that, in the process of turning left, the combination of the truck, trailer and pole blocked both lanes of traffic upon the highway does not constitute proof of negligence or other wrong doing per se. To so hold would mean that a…