Kerlinske v. Etzel

Appellant contends that the plaintiff is guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law in failing to give warning of his intention to pass the defendant’s car. In Suren v. Zuege, 186 Wis. 264, 201 N. W. 722, we held that a motorcycle officer was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law under quite similar circumstances. The only difference between the two cases is that in the Suren Case the motorcycle officer was proceeding at a higher rate of speed than was the plaintiff in this case. In this case the driveway into which defendant turned her car was less frequently used…