Flanagan v. Slattery

Plaintiff brought this action to recover for damages to his tractor as the result of a collision between the tractor and an automobile owned and driven by defendant Thomas Slattery. Defendant counterclaimed for personal injury and property damage. On trial to a jury, plaintiff had a verdict of $875 upon which judgment was entered. Defendant appeals claiming that the evidence established that the operator of the tractor was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and that such negligence was imputable to plaintiff.

It appears from the record that U. S. Highway 16, extending north…