Clark v. City of St. Joseph

SHANGLER, Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment after verdict by a jury on a claim for personal injury from a collision between two automobiles. The plaintiff complains that the submission of contributory negligence was error as a matter of law.

The collision occurred in the intersection of Third and Edmond Streets in St. Joseph, Missouri. The plaintiff and the defendant drove into an intersection obscured by steam from a manhole. The plaintiff came from the south on Third Street and the defendant came from the north on Third Street. The plaintiff intended to continue through…