Williams v. Monroe County

It is necessary to examine the record in the light of the trial court’s finding that there was no causal negligence on the part of Carl Schedler; that the deceased was negligent with respect to placing himself in a position of danger; and that deceased’s negligence was a» great as that of the defendants.

The facts with respect to Williams are these. He was standing in the ditch along the highway nine feet from the concrete, approximately at the outer edge of the shoulder, and about two feet from the stalled trailer. He and the other two men had been shoveling at about that point for more than…