Squires v. Wolcott

There would seem to be no doubt that the defendant in this case was negligent and that her negligence was a proximate cause of the collision. She failed to give the plaintiff the right of way when it should have been apparent to her that if both cars continued there was a risk of collision. Apparently the plaintiff' came to a full stop at the sign on Forest Street so that thereafter the usual rules of the road prevailed. I cannot see that the stalling of the plaintiff’s car after it had entered the intersection played any part in the collision, for -the defendant testified that when she first…