Schmallenberg v. Smith

The first contention upon this appeal is that plaintiff was guilty of negligence as a matter of law. A determination of this issue requires a brief statement of the facts of the case.

The accident occurred July 9, 1939, about 6 o’clock p. m. at the intersection of State Trunk Highway No. 22 and a town, road, three and one-half miles west of Bear Creek, Wisconsin. Highway No. 22 runs east and west and is intersected at right angles by the town road. Plaintiff was driving his car south on the town road and intended to1 turn east on Highway No. 22. Defendant Smith was driving his car west on…