Ide v. Wamser

Negligence as a Matter of Law.

Upon defendant Wamser’s appeal we are urged to hold that Guy Ide was at least SO percent negligent by reason of his defective lookout and his failure to yield the right-of-way. In support of this contention, the defendant Wamser points to our recent decision in Schlueter v. Grady (1963), 20 Wis. (2d) 546, 123 N. W. (2d) 458, where we held that one entering upon an arterial highway may be held negligent as a matter of law in a degree equal to or in excess of a driver who is already traveling on the arterial highway. See also Plog v. Zolper (1957), 1 Wis. (2d) 517,…