Choate v. Ransom

*102OPINION

By the Court,

Merrill, J.:

Upon this appeal we are concerned with the conditions under which a husband’s contributory negligence will be imputed to his wife. The action was brought by respondents as plaintiffs below for injuries resulting from an automobile collision which occurred about 45 miles west' of Ely, Nevada, on November 15, 1955. The road was icy and was posted for chains. Respondents, eastbound in an automobile which was towing a house trailer, stopped on an upgrade to repair a tire chain. Appellants, eastbound in an automobile which was towing a jeep, attempted to pass. They…