Lydick v. Chance

MANN, Judge.

Mrs. Chance was a passenger in her husband’s car when it struck Mrs. Barber’s car, which was left, lights on but motionless, in the outside lane of a four-lane highway after Lydick’s car, driven by Blizzard, struck it. The inside lane was almost completely clear, and traffic flowed through it without incident on this wet night for several minutes before Chance came along. He saw the Barber car, but thought it was moving. The jury found against Mr. Chance, on evidence of contributory negligence which might have justified summary judgment. Parker v. Hyndman, 207 So.2d 39…