Hawkins v. Chandler

*25TAYLOR, Justice.

On the evening of November 24, 1961, plaintiff Hawkins (respondent and cross-appellant) was driving his automobile north on U.S. Highway 95, traveling from Pot-latch toward Tensed. Snow had been plowed off the road so that both lanes were open. The surface was icy and slick. From the summit of what is known as Marsh Hill, the road descends toward the north. At the scene of the accident the grade averaged .about 6%. After a slight turn to the left, for north-bound traffic, there were two rather sharp curves to the right; the roadbed sloped toward the inside of these curves; the…