Valente v. Bailey

This case concerns an action for personal injuries and property damage arising out of a collision between plaintiffs’ automobile and defendants’ Jeep. The principal question raised is whether there was sufficient evidence of contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff-driver to warrant submission of this issue to the jury.

The collision in question occurred on Renton Avenue, a 2-lane street in a residential area of Seattle, Washington. *858Defendant Thomas Bailey was driving his father’s Jeep south on Renton Avenue with a friend, William Erickson. The two were looking for a red-colored pickup…