Lewis v. Tanner

In this action plaintiff sought recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by colliding with an automobile which defendant negligently operated upon a street at a point where the former was crossing.

Judgment went for plaintiff, from which defendant appeals.

While conceding his own negligence, appellant insists that his plea of contributory negligence, of which he alleged plaintiff guilty, was clearly established by the evidence to the effect, as claimed, that plaintiff while crossing the street neglected to use proper precautions for his own safety in that,…