McGuire v. Navarro

Plaintiff sued for damages alleged to arise out of an automobile accident 12 October, 1954, on Highway 91 about 15 miles east of Baker, California. Plaintiff was driving in an easterly direction and defendant in a westerly direction at a bridge equipped with steel guard rails, with the weather clear and dry.

Plaintiff testified to driving his Plymouth automobile at a speed of 50 to 55 miles per hour and defendant testified he was driving his Cadillac automobile at a speed of 60 to 70 miles an hour. Plaintiff apparently contends that the defendant, in attempting to slow down too abruptly while…