Jones v. Smith

OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

In this suit the plaintiff seeks recovery for personal injury and property damage arising out of a collision between his automobile being driven by him and a mobile home unit owned by Homer Smith and being operated by Robert B. Smith. The collision in question occurred at about 1:00 P.M. on September 17, 1969. The weather was clear and dry.

The case was tried to a jury which found the plaintiff guilty of two acts of contributory negligence, i. e., failure to make proper application of his brakes and failure to keep his vehicle on the far left side of the roadway and…