Johnston v. Calvin

GaRmeld, J.;

The collision occurred about 2 a. m. on January 1, 1941, on U. S. Highway 34, five miles east of Crestón. Plaintiff, who was driving, his wife, and a Mr. and Mrs. Denhart were returning from a dance in Crestón to their home in Mt. Ayr. Plaintiff’s Chevrolet was traveling east. Defendant, with a girl friend and another young couple, was driving his Ford car west toward Crestón. They were returning from “Locust Inn.” The left fronts of the two cars collided. From the force of the collision, plaintiff’s car left the paved surface, which was 18 feet wide, turned around and came to…