Newton v. State Road Commission

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

On a wintry December night about one a. m. the plaintiff, driving westward on 9th South in Salt Lake City toward its intersection with State Street collided with a state-owned truck. He sues to recover damages for his serious and permanent injuries resulting therefrom. 1 Upon a plenary trial to the court it found the issues against the plaintiff: that the defendant was not negligent, and that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence which proximately caused the collision.

On this appeal plaintiff's basic contention is that the findings and judgment .are…