Howe v. Jones

Under review is an automobile accident. It occurred after dark on the 16th day of November, 1931, on the public highway U. S. Route No. 60, about one mile west of Williamsburg, Virginia. This road is paved with eighteen feet of concrete, and has dirt shoulders four to five feet wide. It runs virtually straight east and west for a long distance from the place where the accident occurred.

The defendant’s car was going east, followed by the plaintiff’s car, which was in turn followed by a motorcycle driven by a traffic officer. All were traveling at a moderate rate of speed. Plaintiff’s car was…