Raddant v. Tamminen

The first question on this appeal is: Was an emergency created solely by the negligent acts of appellant, or did Jewel Raddant act so as to contribute to that emergency? Mrs. Weiss was attempting to pass a car which was admittedly moving at the rate of 55 miles per hour. She was moving toward a hill in the road which declined in the direction she was going. Her view was thus limited so that she could not see the oncoming car until it was too late to avoid a collision. She took a chance on passing the car in front of her without being perfectly sure that she would have time to get around it…