Petersavage v. Bock

Defendant Bock, driving on to a 5-lane arterial street, cut across three lanes in a left turn, to be struck at the rear of his 1953 Buick sedan by a car moving along the arterial. Did the court properly submit the negligence of either driver to the jury?

Holman Road, a 5-lane arterial running east and west in Seattle, has two lanes for eastbound traffic and two for westbound, with a center lane between them for vehicles turning left. A well-lighted, busy shopping area flanks both sides of the highway. Mr. Bock had completed his shopping at a grocery store in the shopping center on the…