Coventry v. Keith

Dissenting Opinion by

Woodside, J.:

I cannot agree with my esteemed colleagues that the facts related in the majority opinion convict the appellant of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The evidence shows that appellant approached the intersection at 15 miles per hour. After he reached the curb line and committed himself to the intersection he increased his speed to 20 miles an hour, or slightly over. When he reached the curb line and was about to enter the intersection the appellee’s car was 150 to 160 feet away and thus had to travel three or four times as far as the appellant’s car…