Coffman v. Kummer

Defendants appealed from an order denying their alternative motion for judgment non obstante or a new trial.

Plaintiff drove a car south. Defendant’s ivife drove his car west on an intersecting street. The cars collided at the intersection. This was during a heavy snowstorm which seriously obscured the vision of both drivers.

We are asked to hold defendant free from negligence and plaintiff guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Cases are cited. But nearly every case is controlled by its own facts. Did plaintiff fail to exercise the care of an ordinarily prudent person under all…