Reed v. Martin

The plaintiff recovered a judgment of $125 *254for injuries received by him in a collision with an automobile driven by defendant. The case is brought here by writ of error.

It is claimed a verdict should have been directed in favor of defendant, first, because it was not shown that the negligence of the defendant was the proximate cause of the injury; and, second, because plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. If these two claims were to be submitted to the jury at all, it is not claimed they were not fairly submitted. It was the claim of plaintiff that he was riding his bicycle north…