Corse v. Ferguson

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

A Ford chassis, owned and driven by defendant, skidded while it was traveling down grade on the Perry highway and crashed into a truck coming in the opposite direction, driven by Joseph Giger, and injured the plaintiff, who was lawfully riding with Giger.

The defendant offered no testimony and appeals from the discharge of his rule for judgment non obstante veredicto.

He contends (1) that the evidence failed to convict him of negligence; (2) that the skidding of his car was not the proximate cause of the accident; (3) that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory…