Melior v. Burk

Gladys Melior and her husband (the latter being hereinafter spoken of as the respondent) brought this action to recover for personal injuries received by her in an automobile collision at the intersection of Hancock street and Sandy Boulevard, in the city of Portland, Oregon. The collision occurred about the middle of an afternoon. From a verdict and judg ment against the defendant, P. J. Burk, he has appealed.

The essential and controlling facts are plain. Sandy Boulevard is a wide street. It runs in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction. It has upon it two street car tracks, one on…