Taylor v. Wistey

On the night of April 6, 1932, at about 11:30 o’clock, Charles W. Taylor, while walking. on Federal Highway No. 218, a mile and three quarters south of Plainfield, was struck and killed by an 'automobile driven by the defendant-appellant Lloyd Wistey. Federal Highway No. 218 is a north and south paved thoroughfare. The pavement is 18 feet wide.

At the' time of the accident, Charles W. Taylor was walking northward on the right-hand side of the pavement, with his back to the oncoming traffic. Just before the accident, Charles W. Taylor had passed over a rather steep hill. It is said that the…