Jelsma v. English

The plaintiffs-appellees in their petition alleged that they were the owners of a Cadillac automobile when, on November 17, 1928, the defendant-appellant, at the intersection of Fifty-first Street and Ingersoll Avenue, in Des Moines, carelessly ran his automobile into and against the appellees’ car, which was lawfully traveling over said highways. By way of answer, appellant denied that allegation, and further pleaded that appellees were guilty of contributory negligence.

Ingersoll Avenue extends east and west, and is intersected by Fifty-first Street, which runs in a northerly and southerly…