Ellis v. Hathaway

ELLETT, Justice:

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment for defendant in a personal injury action. A collision occurred in an intersection controlled by a flashing traffic light: Red (stop) for the defendant and yellow (caution) for the plaintiffs. The defendant came to a stop at the edge of the favored highway and then pulled into the intersection, where a collision occurred. She did not see the plaintiffs’ car until impact, although the road was straight and visibility good.

Plaintiffs are husband and wife. The husband was driving the car. He sued for injuries which he claims he…